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Syntax and Stylistics Verbs and T-rules
Review Where have we been, and where are we now?
Constituent ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Ambiguity ,[object Object],S NP VP NP V saw the captain That pilot PP P NP with a telescope
Ambiguity ,[object Object],S NP VP NP V saw the captain That pilot PP P NP with a telescope NP
Sample phrase-structure grammar S    NP  VP NP    (DET)  N NP    NP  PP VP    V  VP    VP  PP  VP    V  NP  P    P  NP  DET     the, a N    dogs, boys   N    rabbit   N    Dori   N    dinner N    porch V    barked   V    chased   V    devoured   V    put   P    in, on, to
Phrase structure ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],S NP VP N N Dori V chased Det N a rabbit
Parts of speech are not defined by squishy semantic notions ,[object Object],[object Object]
Parts of speech are defined by: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Parts of speech are defined by: 2. Morphology cutting cuts cut cut cut meeting meets met met meet going goes went gone go proving proves proved proven prove mowing mows mowed mown mow Gerund Present Past Participle Base
Parts of Speech ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Lexical categories ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Syntax    Semantics S    NP  VP NP    (DET)  N NP    NP  PP VP    V  VP    VP  PP  VP    V  NP  P    P  NP  DET     the, a N    dogs, boys   N    rabbit   N    Dori   N    dinner N    porch V    barked   V    chased   V    devoured   V    put   P    in, on, to
Syntax    Semantics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Syntax    Semantics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Syntax    Semantics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Arguments of the Verb ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Arguments of the Verb ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Arguments are not always Noun Phrases ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Subcategorization frames ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Connecting PS and V frames S NP VP V put  [ ___ NP PP] the That boys PP P NP on the porch NP dinner The frame puts selectional restrictions on where a particular verb can appear.
Optional and Obligatory Arguments ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Embedded Clauses We   think  that  they have left. COMP  NP  VP S V  S NP  VP S Embedded Clause Main Clause think , V s , [ ___ S ]
Yes-No Questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Yes-No Questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Find the Deep Structure! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Passives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Transformational Grammar and Movement Rules S NP  VP The kids V  NP ate  the chocolate Deep Structure S NP  VP The chocolate  V  PP was eaten  by the kids Surface Structure Meaning preserving tree-to-tree mapping
The Passive T-rule ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Find the Deep Structure ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Find the Passives! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
More Passives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Preposition vs. Particle ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Sam  climbed  up  the ladder. Sam  picked  up  the ladder. N  V  P  Det  N N  V  P  Det  N NP NP NP VP S V S Tree 1 Tree 2 NP VP PP
Particle Shift ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Particle Shift ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Syntax And Stylistics 4

  • 1. Syntax and Stylistics Verbs and T-rules
  • 2. Review Where have we been, and where are we now?
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  • 6. Sample phrase-structure grammar S  NP VP NP  (DET) N NP  NP PP VP  V VP  VP PP VP  V NP P  P NP DET  the, a N  dogs, boys N  rabbit N  Dori N  dinner N  porch V  barked V  chased V  devoured V  put P  in, on, to
  • 7.
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  • 10. Parts of speech are defined by: 2. Morphology cutting cuts cut cut cut meeting meets met met meet going goes went gone go proving proves proved proven prove mowing mows mowed mown mow Gerund Present Past Participle Base
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  • 13. Syntax  Semantics S  NP VP NP  (DET) N NP  NP PP VP  V VP  VP PP VP  V NP P  P NP DET  the, a N  dogs, boys N  rabbit N  Dori N  dinner N  porch V  barked V  chased V  devoured V  put P  in, on, to
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  • 21. Connecting PS and V frames S NP VP V put [ ___ NP PP] the That boys PP P NP on the porch NP dinner The frame puts selectional restrictions on where a particular verb can appear.
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  • 23. Embedded Clauses We think that they have left. COMP NP VP S V S NP VP S Embedded Clause Main Clause think , V s , [ ___ S ]
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  • 28. Transformational Grammar and Movement Rules S NP VP The kids V NP ate the chocolate Deep Structure S NP VP The chocolate V PP was eaten by the kids Surface Structure Meaning preserving tree-to-tree mapping
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  • 34. Sam climbed up the ladder. Sam picked up the ladder. N V P Det N N V P Det N NP NP NP VP S V S Tree 1 Tree 2 NP VP PP
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