46. What are the advantages of using tree diagrams in the analysis of sentence structures? The tree diagram can not only reveal a linear order, but also a hierarchical structure that groups words into structural constituents. It can, in addition, show the syntactic category of each structural ...
2012-9-10 1 Grammaticalityofasentence DothesesentencessoundOKtoyou?(1)Michaelkickedtheball.(2)*Michaelballthekicked.(3)*KickedtheballMichael. Syntax The branchofLinguisticsthatstudiesthestructureofphrasesandsentences Ifanativespeakerfindsasentenceunacceptable,wesaythesentenceisun...
TreeDiagram Atreediagram,inadditiontoaNPlabeledandbracketeddiagram,PNcanbeusedtorepresentthissentence.Michael 2011-6-26 SVPVArtkickedtheNPNball.4 Abbreviationsofsyntacticcategories Somecommonlyusedabbreviationsinclude:Abbr.NPArtNPNPronMeaningnounphrasearticlenounpropernounpronounAbbr.SVPVPPPrepMeaningsentenceverbphrase...
2012-9-10 1 Grammaticalityofasentence DothesesentencessoundOKtoyou?(1)Michaelkickedtheball.(2)*Michaelballthekicked.(3)*KickedtheballMichael. Syntax The branchofLinguisticsthatstudiesthestructureofphrasesandsentences Ifanativespeakerfindsasentenceunacceptable,wesaythesentenceisun...