Chapter∨ Syntax Syntax and grammar Syntax: A Definition Syntax and Chomsky
Chapter IV Syntax Syntax and Grammar Syntax: A Definition Syntax and Chomsky
Categories and Structure Word-level Categories N: Harry, boy, wheat, policy V arrive discuss, melt A: good, tall, old, intelligent p to, in, on, neat blond Ad: silently, slowly, now, quietly Det the a this Deg: too, So, very, quiet Aux: will, can must Qual: always, perhaps, never Conj and or, but
Categories and Structure Word-level Categories N: Harry, boy, wheat, policy V: arrive, discuss, melt A: good, tall, old, intelligent P: to, in, on, neat, blond Ad: silently, slowly, now, quietly Det: the, a this Deg: too, so, very, quiet Aux: will, can, must Qual: always, perhaps, never Conj: and, or, but
Meaning and grammar Meaning an inseparable part of language as well as syntax Colored cat eats the mouse Colorless green ideas sleep furiously * The French king is an three-eyed dragon
Meaning and Grammar Meaning: an inseparable part of language as well as syntax Colored cat eats the mouse. *Colorless green ideas sleep furiously. *The French king is an three-eyed dragon
Phrase structure and x-bar NP the book VP hit the man in the box AP Walk slowly contains ?+P collapse to X-bar (let?= X X-P x+ P
Phrase Structure and X-bar NP the book VP hit the man PP in the box AP walk slowly contains ? + P so collapse to X-bar (let ? = X) X-P x + P
XP XP Specifier Complement head
XP XP Specifier X Complement head