T fee diagram NP VP Det N V NP Det N The girl ate the apple The girl ate the apple
Tree diagram S NP VP Det N V NP Det N The girl ate the apple The girl ate the apple
Bracketing a In contrast to tree diagram, BRACKETING is not so common, but it is an economic notation in representing the constituent structure of a grammatical unit. (((The)(girD)((ate)((the)(apple))) I[Thel igirll late [the applellll
Bracketing ◼ In contrast to tree diagram, BRACKETING is not so common, but it is an economic notation in representing the constituent structure of a grammatical unit. ◼ (((The) (girl)) ((ate) ((the) (apple)))) ◼ [[[The] [girl]] [[ate] [[the] [apple]]]]
Endocentric and Exocentric Constructions The syntactic constructions analysed are of two main types: endocentric and exocentric constructions, depending on their distribution and the relation between their constituents
Endocentric and Exocentric Constructions ◼ The syntactic constructions analysed are of two main types: endocentric and exocentric constructions, depending on their distribution and the relation between their constituents
ENDOCENTRIC cOnstruction is one whose distribution is functionally equivalent to that of one or more of its constituents i.e. a word or a group of words, which serves as a definable centre or head Usually noun phrases, verb phrases and adjective phrases belong to endocentric types because the constituent items are subordinate to the head
◼ ENDOCENTRIC construction is one whose distribution is functionally equivalent to that of one or more of its constituents, i.e., a word or a group of words, which serves as a definable CENTRE or HEAD. ◼ Usually noun phrases, verb phrases and adjective phrases belong to endocentric types because the constituent items are subordinate to the Head
(a) these two oldest stone bridges Head (b) will be leaving Head (c) very late Head