Phrase Structure Rules

1. PhraseStructure Rules, trees Constituents Recursion Conjunctions http://faculty.washington.edu/wassink/LING200/lect14_syntax2.pdf

2. PhraseStructure Everywordbelongsto a lexical category 2) Lexical categoriesformheads of phrases 3) Thewayphrases are formedisgovernedby rules: phrasestructure rules

4. …………what goes into a phrase (constituents)

5. …………how the constituents are ordered

7. PhraseStructureTrees NP NPNPNP N Det N DetAdj N Det N PP Johntheboya littleboya boyP NP in Det N a box

9. from a boy in a box P NPPhrase Structure Rule for PPs PP P (NP)

10. PhraseStructureTrees PP PP P P NP in fromDet N PP a boyP NP in Det N a box

13. ate the cake V NP

14. ate the cake hungrily V NP Adv

15. sang a song in theshower V NP PP

16. fellintothepondslowly V PP AdvPhrasestructureruleforVPs: VP V (NP) (PP) (Adv)

17. VPVPVP VV NP VNP PP Adv sangate Det N sangDet N P NP the cake a songDet N badly in theshower

18. SENTENCES A sentence must contain an NP and a VP e.g S NPVP Det N VP Adv the dog aux V was barking loudly

19. SENTENCES A sentence must contain an NP and a VP e.g S NPVP Det N VP Adv the dog aux V was barking loudly