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Homework Assignment: 5 11-721: Grammars and Lexicons

11-721: Grammars and Lexicons Fall 2007 Task 1 Task 1 S N ′′ V P N ′′ Pronoun V -Trans N ′ I love DET N ′ -comp S ′ the N -comp C S fact that N ′′ V P N ′ BE ADJP N is ADJ linguistics fun Figure 1.1 ‘‘I love the fact that linguistics is fun’’ S N ′′ V P Pronoun V -Trans N ′′ N ′ you met DET N ′ the S -rel N C S � NP N ′′ man that V P � NP Pronoun V -Trans I saw Figure 1.2 ‘‘You met the man that I saw’’ Homework Assignment: 5 1

11-721: Grammars and Lexicons Fall 2007 S N ′′ V P N ′′ Pronoun V -Trans N ′ I saw DET the N ′ S -rel N C S � NP N ′′ man that V P � NP Pronoun V -Trans you met Figure 1.3 ‘‘I saw the man that you met’’ Homework Assignment: 5 2

11-721: Grammars and Lexicons Fall 2007 S N ′′ V P N ′′ Pronoun V -Trans N ′ you met DET N ′ the S -rel N C S � NP man that V P N ′′ V -Trans N ′ wrote DET the N book Figure 1.4 ‘‘You met the man that wrote the book’’ Homework Assignment: 5 3

11-721: Grammars and Lexicons Fall 2007 S N ′′ V P N ′ N ′′ DET V -Trans N ′ the S -rel bothers Pronoun N C S � NP me man that V P V -intrans yawned Figure 1.5 ‘‘The man that yawned bothers me’’ S N ′′ V P N ′ N ′′ DET V -Trans N ′ the S -rel bothers Pronoun N C S � NP me N ′′ man that V P � NP V -Trans Pronoun you met Figure 1.6 ‘‘The man that you met bothers me’’ Homework Assignment: 5 4

11-721: Grammars and Lexicons Fall 2007 S N ′′ V P Pronoun V -q S -q I wonder NP -wh S � NP N ′′ who V P � NP V -Trans Pronoun you saw ‘‘I wonder who you saw’’ Figure 1.7 S N ′′ V P N ′ BE PP DET N ′ N ′′ the S -rel is P N ′ N C S � NP on DET book that V P the N N ′′ V -Trans shelf bothers Pronoun me ‘‘The book that bothers me is on the shelf’’ Figure 1.8 Homework Assignment: 5 5

11-721: Grammars and Lexicons Fall 2007 S N ′′ V P N ′ N ′′ DET V -Trans the N ′ S -rel bothers Pronoun N C S � NP me V P book that BE PP P N ′′ is N ′ on DET the N shelf Figure 1.9 ‘‘The book that is on the shelf bothers me’’ Homework Assignment: 5 6

11-721: Grammars and Lexicons Fall 2007 S N ′′ V P S ′ Pronoun V -comp I think C S N ′′ that V P N ′ BE ADJP N is ADJ linguistics fun Figure 1.10 ‘‘I think that linguistics is fun’’ S S ′ V P N ′′ C S V -Trans N ′′ that V P bothers Pronoun N ′ BE ADJP me N is ADJ linguistics fun Figure 1.11 ‘‘That linguistics is fun bothers me’’ Homework Assignment: 5 7

11-721: Grammars and Lexicons Fall 2007 S N ′′ V P S ′ Pronoun V -comp I think C S N ′′ that V P DET N ′ V -Trans N ′′ the N ′ S -rel wrote DET N ′ N C S � NP N the N ′′ man that V P � NP book Pronoun V -Trans you met Figure 1.12 ‘‘I think that the man that you met wrote the book’’ S N ′′ V P N ′′ Pronoun V -Trans you read DET N ′ the N ′ S -rel N C S � NP N ′′ book that V P � NP S ′ � NP Pronoun V -comp I think C S � NP that N ′′ V P � NP DET N ′ V -Trans the N wrote man Figure 1.13 ‘‘You read the book that I think that the man wrote’’ Homework Assignment: 5 8

11-721: Grammars and Lexicons Fall 2007 S N ′′ V P Pronoun V -Trans N ′′ you saw DET N ′ N ′ the S -rel N C S � NP N ′′ shelf that V P � NP S ′ � NP Pronoun V -comp I think C S � NP N ′′ that V P � NP N ′ BE PP � NP DET the N is P book on Figure 1.14 ‘‘You saw the shelf that I think that the book is on’’ S N ′′ V P DET N ′ V -Trans N ′′ N ′ the S -rel bothers Pronoun N C S � NP you fact that V P N ′′ V -Trans bothers Pronoun me Figure 1.15 ‘‘The fact that bothers me bothers you’’ Homework Assignment: 5 9

11-721: Grammars and Lexicons Fall 2007 Task 2 Task 2 S N ′′ V P Pronoun BE ADJP I is ADJ fun Figure 2.1 ‘‘* I is fun’’ The above example shows that the grammar needs a stronger lexicon to make verbs agree to their subjects. S N ′′ V P DET N ′ V -q S -q the N wonder NP -wh S � NP fact who N ′′ V P � NP DET N ′ V -Trans the N ′ S -rel love N C S � NP N ′′ linguistics that V P � NP N ′ DET V -Trans the N met man Figure 2.2 ‘‘* The fact wonder who the linguistics that the man met love’’ T he abo v e e x amp l e shows t ha t t he g r amma r needs t o accoun t f o r p r ope rti es o f wo r ds , spec ifi ca lly t ha t t he wo r d “who” must refer to people. Homework Assignment: 5 10