COLL-C 104 Lecture 10: C104 Lecture 10 Notes (Feb. 13)
4 Mar 2017
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Structure and compositionality: human language design is intrinsically structured, merger- 2 units combine to form larger unit; as units combine, their meanings combine. Example of compositionality: ex. (could be on midterm) Break the (cid:449)ord (cid:862)u(cid:374)professio(cid:374)al(cid:863) i(cid:374)to (cid:373)orphe(cid:373)es: u(cid:374)-profess-ion-al. Un-: attaches to verbs or adjectives (not nouns) Example of describing: -ness attaches to adjective to make a noun, meaning the state of. Ism: makes a noun having the property of that adjective. Cannot add un- and ism at the same time: words are right-headed (the (cid:862)(cid:271)oss(cid:863) of the (cid:449)ord is o(cid:374) the right a(cid:374)d passes o(cid:374) its properties, like part of speech): Properties of head of a compound become properties of the whole. Boat sailboat sailboat rigging sailboat rigging design sailboat rigging design training sailboat rigging design training institute. Toronto maple leafs (not a kind of leaf, it is a team) Grandstanded (verb, not a noun; also (cid:374)ot for(cid:373)ed fro(cid:373) the (cid:448)er(cid:271) (cid:862)sta(cid:374)d(cid:863))
