LING 322 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Adverb, Preposition And Postposition, Cleft Sentence
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Noun phrases: np (d) (adjp+) n (pp+) (cp, ( ) indicates optionality, + means that the category can be repeated, [np the fact about bill [cp that he likes ice-cream]] bothers natasha. Adjective phrases and adverb phrases: adjp (advp) adj, very yellow, advp (advp) adv, very quickly. Principle of modification: modifiers are always attached within the phrase they modify. If an xp (that is, a phrase with some category x) modifies some head y, then xp must be a sister to y (i. e. , a daughter of yp). Adj and advp are sisters (very modifies yellow) Preposition phrases: pp p (np, [with an axe, i haven"t seen him [before] Verb phrases: vp (advp+) v (np) ({np/cp}) (advp+) (pp+) (advp+, he [left quickly] (advp, he [deliberately always left quietly early, naomi [vp asked erin [cp if dan are her chicken] yesterday over the phone. ]