Malone UI Intro Linguistics Engl 241 Spring 20.

1. Syntax

2. The new instructors taught on the second floor yesterday

3. NPs and VPs
The new instructors taught on the second floor yesterday

4. NPs and VPs
The new instructors taught on the second floor yesterday

5. Syntactic Categories: NPs
The instructors…
The Brian… ?

6. Syntactic Categories: NPs
The instructors…
The Brian… ?
N
N

7. N → NP
instructorsThe

8. N → NP
instructorsThe
NDet.

9. N → NP
instructorsThe
NDet.
NP

10. The Brian… ?

11. The Brian… ?
NP

12. Syntactic Distribution
The instructors AND Brian = same distribution

13. Syntactic Distribution
The instructors AND Brian = same distribution
It was the instructors that taught…
It was Brian that taught…

14. NPs and adjectives
The new instructors

15. NPs and adjectives
The new instructors
N

16. NPs and adjectives
The new instructors
NAdj

17. NPs and adjectives
The new instructors
Det. NAdj

18. NPs and adjectives
The new instructors
Det. NAdj
N

19. NPs and adjectives
The new instructors
Det. NAdj
N
NP

20. VPs
The new instructors taught on the second floor yesterday

21. Does “taught” require a complement?
The new instructors taught on the second floor yesterday

22. Transitivity
transitiveintransitive ditransitive

23. The new instructors taught (math) (on the second floor) (yesterday)
Transitivity?
The new instructors taught

24. The new instructors taught (math) (on the second floor) (yesterday)
Transitivity?
The new instructors taught
Adv:
Time

25. The new instructors taught (math) (on the second floor) (yesterday)
Transitivity?
The new instructors taught
PP
Adv:
Time

26. The new instructors taught (math) (on the second floor) (yesterday)
Transitivity?
The new instructors taught
PP
Adv:
TimeNP

27. Adjuncts?
The new instructors taught on the second floor yesterday
PP
Adv:
Time

28. The new instructors taught yesterday
The new instructors taught on the second floor

29. PPs
on the second floor
Let’s label this on the board!

30. The new instructors taught on the second floor yesterday
Adv: TimeVI
PP
VP
S
NP

31. The new instructors taught on the second floor yesterday

32. Image Credits
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