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Homework Assignment: 5

11-721: Grammars and Lexicons

11-721: Grammars and Lexicons Fall 2007 Homework Assignment: 5 1

Task 1

Task 1

S N′′ Pronoun I V P V -Trans love N′′ DET the N′ N′-comp N-comp fact S′ C that S N′′ N′ N linguistics V P BE is ADJP ADJ fun

Figure 1.1

‘‘I love the fact that linguistics is fun’’

S N′′ Pronoun you V P V -Trans met N′′ DET the N′ N′ N man S-rel C that SNP N′′ Pronoun I V PNP V -Trans saw

Figure 1.2

‘‘You met the man that I saw’’

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S N′′ Pronoun I V P V -Trans saw N′′ DET the N′ N′ N man S-rel C that SNP N′′ Pronoun you V PNP V -Trans met

Figure 1.3

‘‘I saw the man that you met’’

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S N′′ Pronoun you V P V -Trans met N′′ DET the N′ N′ N man S-rel C that SNP V P V -Trans wrote N′′ DET the N′ N book

Figure 1.4

‘‘You met the man that wrote the book’’

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S N′′ DET the N′ N′ N man S-rel C that SNP V P V -intrans yawned V P V -Trans bothers N′′ Pronoun me

Figure 1.5

‘‘The man that yawned bothers me’’

S N′′ DET the N′ N′ N man S-rel C that SNP N′′ Pronoun you V PNP V -Trans met V P V -Trans bothers N′′ Pronoun me

Figure 1.6

‘‘The man that you met bothers me’’

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S N′′ Pronoun I V P V -q wonder S-q NP-wh who SNP N′′ Pronoun you V PNP V -Trans saw

Figure 1.7

‘‘I wonder who you saw’’

S N′′ DET the N′ N′ N book S-rel C that SNP V P V -Trans bothers N′′ Pronoun me V P BE is PP P

• n

N′′ DET the N′ N shelf

Figure 1.8

‘‘The book that bothers me is on the shelf’’

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S N′′ DET the N′ N′ N book S-rel C that SNP V P BE is PP P

• n

N′′ DET the N′ N shelf V P V -Trans bothers N′′ Pronoun me

Figure 1.9

‘‘The book that is on the shelf bothers me’’

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S N′′ Pronoun I V P V -comp think S′ C that S N′′ N′ N linguistics V P BE is ADJP ADJ fun

Figure 1.10

‘‘I think that linguistics is fun’’

S S′ C that S N′′ N′ N linguistics V P BE is ADJP ADJ fun V P V -Trans bothers N′′ Pronoun me

Figure 1.11

‘‘That linguistics is fun bothers me’’

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S N′′ Pronoun I V P V -comp think S′ C that S N′′ DET the N′ N′ N man S-rel C that SNP N′′ Pronoun you V PNP V -Trans met V P V -Trans wrote N′′ DET the N′ N book

Figure 1.12

‘‘I think that the man that you met wrote the book’’

S N′′ Pronoun you V P V -Trans read N′′ DET the N′ N′ N book S-rel C that SNP N′′ Pronoun I V PNP V -comp think S′NP C that SNP N′′ DET the N′ N man V PNP V -Trans wrote

Figure 1.13

‘‘You read the book that I think that the man wrote’’

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S N′′ Pronoun you V P V -Trans saw N′′ DET the N′ N′ N shelf S-rel C that SNP N′′ Pronoun I V PNP V -comp think S′NP C that SNP N′′ DET the N′ N book V PNP BE is PPNP P

• n

Figure 1.14

‘‘You saw the shelf that I think that the book is on’’

S N′′ DET the N′ N′ N fact S-rel C that SNP V P V -Trans bothers N′′ Pronoun me V P V -Trans bothers N′′ Pronoun you

Figure 1.15

‘‘The fact that bothers me bothers you’’

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Task 2

Task 2

S N′′ Pronoun I V P BE is ADJP 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′′ DET the N′ N fact V P V -q wonder S-q NP-wh who SNP N′′ DET the N′ N′ N linguistics S-rel C that SNP N′′ DET the N′ N man V PNP V -Trans met V PNP V -Trans love

Figure 2.2

‘‘* The fact wonder who the linguistics that the man met love’’

The above example shows that the grammar needs to account for properties of words, specifically that the word “who” must refer to people.