Such a dynamic view of syntax fits in well with what we know about the form-to-meaning mapping, ie. that comprehension takes place in a largely word-by-word manner. When we come to the meaning-to-form mapping, the advantages of a dynamic approach are perhaps less obvious. Nevertheless, leading dynamists such as Hausser and Kempson have argued that an incremental syntax can make an important contribution in language generation as well.
In this talk, I shall firstly sketch the main components of a dynamic syntactic model and run through some of the arguments that support it. In the latter part of the talk I will, hopefully with help from the audience, consider ways in which a change to a dynamic conception of syntax may be relevant to generation.