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Please type your answers; you may draw the lines of the trees by hand if you choose.
For each sentence separately, first determine whether the phrase structure rules we have developed in class (according to the handout called ‘English Phrase Structure Rules’ can account for the sentence. If not, indicate ‘NO’ and state why not (that is, what part or parts of the sentence cannot be accommodated by our phrase structure rules?). If yes, provide the surface structure tree (this means that you do not need to include AUX or any transformations in your trees).
1. The happy child played with the very cute puppies. 2. I think that you are a very good linguist. 3. The cows mooed. 4. The girls sang in the rain.
The sentence ‘Beautiful artwork pleases visitors to the museum’ contains a number of constituents. Here are examples of constituents in this sentence:
5. For sentence (1) above, list FOUR separate constituents, in the format demonstrated in the box above. Remember: ␣ While you may consult with classmates and others as you develop your responses to the
assignment questions, you must turn in your own work (if you have any questions about the course policy concerning cheating/plagiarism, please see the syllabus and/or talk with the professor)
␣ Late assignments will not be accepted for credit unless prior explicit arrangements have been made with the professor
␣ 12-‐point font and 1-‐inch margins, and stapled (double-‐sided pages are okay/preferred)
NP: Beautiful artwork VP: pleases visitors to the museum PP: to the museum NP: visitors to the museum NP: the museum
AP: beautiful
Linguistics book:
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http://www.posgradoantropologia.org.mx/docs/lecturas/lin_01 http://mahdi9647.persiangig.com/E-Books/Introductory/LINGUISTICS%20-%20AN%20INTRODUCTION%20TO%20LANGUAGE%20AND%20COMMUNICATION%20-%20Akmajian /download
thank u very much for your help and your cooperation.
