a On the level of syntax, we distinguish for any construction in a language its external and its internal properties a The external syntax of a construction refers to the properties of the construction as a whole, that is to say, anything speakers know about the construction that is relevant to the larger syntactic contexts in which it is welcome For instance the different terms such as clausal type, phrasal type are assigned to the properties of the constructions respectively
◼ On the level of syntax, we distinguish for any construction in a language its external and its internal properties. ◼ The external syntax of a construction refers to the properties of the construction as a whole, that is to say, anything speakers know about the construction that is relevant to the larger syntactic contexts in which it is welcome. ◼ For instance, the different terms such as clausal type, phrasal type are assigned to the properties of the constructions respectively
a The internal syntax of a construction is really a description of the constructions predicate, object, determiner, noun, Subject, “make-up”, with the terms such as“ Subject Verb t object (clausal type Mary(subject) ate(verb) an apple(object) Determiner Noun(phrasal type this(determiner) edition(noun)
Subject + Verb + Object (clausal type) Mary (subject) ate (verb) an apple (object). Determiner + Noun (phrasal type) this (determiner) edition (noun) ◼ The internal syntax of a construction is really a description of the construction’ s “make-up”, with the terms such as “subject, predicate, object, determiner, noun
a In the context of discourse/ text analysis, construction refers to a token of a constructional type. The sentence The girl is giggling is recognized as "Subject Predicate"type, but it is realized in a string The +girl+ is +giggling. It is the construction in this sense that can be analyzed into constituents
◼ In the context of discourse/text analysis, construction refers to a token of a constructional type. ◼ The sentence The girl is giggling is recognized as “Subject + Predicate” type, but it is realized in a string The + girl + is + giggling. ◼ It is the construction in this sense that can be analyzed into constituents
Immediate Constituents CONSTiTUENT is a term used in structural sentence analysis for every linguistic unit, which is a part of a larger linguistic unit. Several constituents together form a construction: a for example, in the sentence The girl ate the apple, S(A), the girl(B), ate the apple(c), each part is a constituent
Immediate Constituents ◼ CONSTITUENT is a term used in structural sentence analysis for every linguistic unit, which is a part of a larger linguistic unit. Several constituents together form a construction: ◼ for example, in the sentence The girl ate the apple, S (A), the girl (B), ate the apple (C), each part is a constituent
Constituents can be joined together with other constituents to form larger units a If two constituents, in the case of the example above, b(the girl) andc(ate the apple),are joined to form a hierarchically higher constituent (S, here a sentence ) then B and c are said to be immediate constituents of A
◼ Constituents can be joined together with other constituents to form larger units. ◼ If two constituents, in the case of the example above, B (the girl) and C (ate the apple), are joined to form a hierarchically higher constituent A (“S” , here a sentence ), then B and C are said to be immediate constituents of A