. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Syntax Pavel Caha Syntax October 21, 2024 1 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recap binary branching and co‐ordination family relations terminal nodes labels Redoing our tree summary 2 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) Constituents can be 3 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) Constituents can be a. replaced by a pronoun 3 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) Constituents can be a. replaced by a pronoun b. moved around 3 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) Constituents can be a. replaced by a pronoun b. moved around c. provided as an answer to a question 3 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) Constituents can be a. replaced by a pronoun b. moved around c. provided as an answer to a question d. co‐ordinated 3 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1) Constituents can be a. replaced by a pronoun b. moved around c. provided as an answer to a question d. co‐ordinated e. elided 3 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) sentence subject The customer in the corner anchored event will modified event plain event order object the drinks adverbial before the dinner 4 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pronoun replacement (3) The customer in the corner will order the drinks before the meal but in order to do so before the meal he will first need a wine list. 5 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pronoun replacement (3) The customer in the corner will order the drinks before the meal but in order to do so before the meal he will first need a wine list. anchored event will event event order thing the drinks adverbial before the meal 5 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) The customer in the corner will order the drinks before the meal but in order to do so he needs a wine list now. 6 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) The customer in the corner will order the drinks before the meal but in order to do so he needs a wine list now. anchored event will event event order thing the drinks adverbial before the meal 6 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Movement (5) Order their drinks, they will before the meal. 7 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Movement (5) Order their drinks, they will before the meal. anchored event will event event order thing their drinks adverbial before the meal 7 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6) Order their drinks before the meal, they will. 8 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6) Order their drinks before the meal, they will. anchored event will event event order thing their drinks adverbial before the meal 8 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ellipsis (7) A: The customer in the corner will order the drinks before the meal. (8) B: Actually, I wouldn’t be so sure that he will —. 9 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ellipsis (7) A: The customer in the corner will order the drinks before the meal. (8) B: Actually, I wouldn’t be so sure that he will —. anchored event will event event order thing the drinks adverbial before the meal 9 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coordination (9) The customer in the corner will order the dessert and the drinks before the meal. 10 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coordination (9) The customer in the corner will order the dessert and the drinks before the meal. (10) a. The customer in the corner will order the drinks before the meal and accompany his guests into the dining room. 10 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coordination (9) The customer in the corner will order the dessert and the drinks before the meal. (10) a. The customer in the corner will order the drinks before the meal and accompany his guests into the dining room. b. The customer in the corner will order the drinks before the meal and accompany his guests into the dining room. 10 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coordination (9) The customer in the corner will order the dessert and the drinks before the meal. (10) a. The customer in the corner will order the drinks before the meal and accompany his guests into the dining room. b. The customer in the corner will order the drinks before the meal and accompany his guests into the dining room. c. The customer in the corner will order the drinks before the meal and accompany his guests into the dining room. 10 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coordination (9) The customer in the corner will order the dessert and the drinks before the meal. (10) a. The customer in the corner will order the drinks before the meal and accompany his guests into the dining room. b. The customer in the corner will order the drinks before the meal and accompany his guests into the dining room. c. The customer in the corner will order the drinks before the meal and accompany his guests into the dining room. d. The customer in the corner will [ order the drinks before the meal ] and accompany his guests into the dining room. 10 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (11) The customer will order the drinks before the meal and is waiting for the wine list. 11 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (11) The customer will order the drinks before the meal and is waiting for the wine list. sentence subject the customer in the corner anchored event will event event order thing the drinks adverbial before the meal 11 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (11) The customer will order the drinks before the meal and is waiting for the wine list. sentence subject the customer in the corner anchored event will event event order thing the drinks adverbial before the meal (12) Binary composition hypothesis All syntactic structure is (at most) binary. 11 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sentence subject the customer in the corner predicate will order object the drinks adverbial before the meal (13) Binary composition hypothesis All syntactic structure is (at most) binary. 12 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recap binary branching and co‐ordination family relations terminal nodes labels Redoing our tree summary 13 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . coordination (14) John and Mary will go to the movies. 14 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . coordination (14) John and Mary will go to the movies. sentence subject John and Mary anchored event will event go location to thing the movies 14 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . coordination (15) John and Mary will go to the movies. sentence subject John and Mary anchored event will event go location to thing the movies 15 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A detour on asymmetric coordination A is higher than B (recall c‐command) A and B 16 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A detour on asymmetric coordination A is higher than B (recall c‐command) A and B (16) Špína dirt a and prach dust poškoz‐ují harm‐3.pl zejména especially řetěz chain kola of.bike ‘Dirt and dust inflict damage on the bike chain in particular.’ 16 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A detour on asymmetric coordination A is higher than B (recall c‐command) A and B (16) Špína dirt a and prach dust poškoz‐ují harm‐3.pl zejména especially řetěz chain kola of.bike ‘Dirt and dust inflict damage on the bike chain in particular.’ (17) ať let vám you špína dirt a and prach dust nenapad‐á not‐fall‐sg na on umyté washed sklo. windows ‘Let durst and dust not fall on the washed windows.’ 16 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A detour on asymmetric coordination A is higher than B (recall c‐command) A and B (16) Špína dirt a and prach dust poškoz‐ují harm‐3.pl zejména especially řetěz chain kola of.bike ‘Dirt and dust inflict damage on the bike chain in particular.’ (17) ať let vám you špína dirt a and prach dust nenapad‐á not‐fall‐sg na on umyté washed sklo. windows ‘Let durst and dust not fall on the washed windows.’ (18) Následně afterwards může can být be špín‐a dirt‐f a and prach dust.m lehce easily odstraněn‐a. removed‐f ‘After this, the dirt and dust can be easily removed.’ 16 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recap binary branching and co‐ordination family relations terminal nodes labels Redoing our tree summary 17 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... mother daughter 1 ... ... daughter 2 ... ... 18 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mother daughter ... ... sister ... ... 19 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recap binary branching and co‐ordination family relations terminal nodes labels Redoing our tree summary 20 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sentence subject the customer in the corner anchored event will event event order thing the drinks adverbial before the meal 21 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sentence subject the customer in the corner anchored event TENSE will event event order thing the drinks adverbial before the meal 22 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sentence subject the customer in the corner anchored event TENSE will event event EVENT order thing the drinks adverbial before the meal 23 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . event order thing the drinks 24 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . event event order thing the drinks 25 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . event event order thing the drinks 26 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The head event event order thing the drinks (19) The head is the daughter that determines the type of meaning that the mother node has 27 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The head event event order thing the drinks (19) The head is the daughter that determines the type of meaning that the mother node has (20) a. He drank a cup of coffee 27 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The head event event order thing the drinks (19) The head is the daughter that determines the type of meaning that the mother node has (20) a. He drank a cup of coffee b. He was holding a cup of coffee 27 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The head (21) The head a. determines the type of meaning that the mother node has 28 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The head (21) The head a. determines the type of meaning that the mother node has b. determines the distribution of the whole 28 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The head (21) The head a. determines the type of meaning that the mother node has b. determines the distribution of the whole c. determines the form of the sister node 28 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (22) John will ... 29 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (22) John will ... a. John will sleep 29 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (22) John will ... a. John will sleep b. ??John will the house 29 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (22) John will ... a. John will sleep b. ??John will the house (23) [buy] (event) + [the house] (thing) 29 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (22) John will ... a. John will sleep b. ??John will the house (23) [buy] (event) + [the house] (thing) event event buy thing the house 29 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (22) John will ... a. John will sleep b. ??John will the house (23) [buy] (event) + [the house] (thing) event event buy thing the house (24) John will [event buy the house] 29 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (25) a. Princ the.prince políbil kissed žáb‐u a.frog.ACC 30 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (25) a. Princ the.prince políbil kissed žáb‐u a.frog.ACC b. Princ the.prince pomohl helped žáb‐ě a.frog‐DAT 30 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The head (26) The head a. determines the type of meaning that the mother node has 31 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The head (26) The head a. determines the type of meaning that the mother node has b. determines the distribution of the whole 31 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The head (26) The head a. determines the type of meaning that the mother node has b. determines the distribution of the whole c. determines the form of the sister node 31 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recap binary branching and co‐ordination family relations terminal nodes labels Redoing our tree summary 32 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (27) sentence subject The customer in the corner anchored event Tense will event event event order object the drinks adverbial before the dinner 33 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (28) Parts of speech a. nouns = things 34 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (28) Parts of speech a. nouns = things b. verbs = events 34 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (28) Parts of speech a. nouns = things b. verbs = events c. adjectives = properties 34 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (28) Parts of speech a. nouns = things b. verbs = events c. adjectives = properties d. prepositions = locations, paths 34 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (28) Parts of speech a. nouns = things b. verbs = events c. adjectives = properties d. prepositions = locations, paths e. auxiliaries = tense 34 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (29) sentence subject The customer in the corner anchored event Tense will event event V order object the drinks adverbial before the dinner 35 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (30) sentence subject The customer in the corner anchored event Tense will event VP V order object the drinks adverbial before the dinner 36 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (31) sentence subject The customer in the corner anchored event Tense will VP VP V order object the drinks adverbial before the dinner 37 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (32) sentence subject The customer in the corner anchored event T will VP VP V order object the drinks adverbial before the dinner 38 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (33) sentence subject The customer in the corner TP T will VP VP V order object the drinks adverbial before the dinner 39 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (34) a. Mary will [VP wait for some news]. 40 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (34) a. Mary will [VP wait for some news]. b. *Mary will [VP waiting for some news]. 40 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (34) a. Mary will [VP wait for some news]. b. *Mary will [VP waiting for some news]. c. *Mary will [VP waited for some news]. 40 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (34) a. Mary will [VP wait for some news]. b. *Mary will [VP waiting for some news]. c. *Mary will [VP waited for some news]. (35) a. *Mary is [VP wait for some news]. 40 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (34) a. Mary will [VP wait for some news]. b. *Mary will [VP waiting for some news]. c. *Mary will [VP waited for some news]. (35) a. *Mary is [VP wait for some news]. b. Mary is [VP waiting for some news]. 40 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (34) a. Mary will [VP wait for some news]. b. *Mary will [VP waiting for some news]. c. *Mary will [VP waited for some news]. (35) a. *Mary is [VP wait for some news]. b. Mary is [VP waiting for some news]. c. *Mary is [VP waited for some news]. 40 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (34) a. Mary will [VP wait for some news]. b. *Mary will [VP waiting for some news]. c. *Mary will [VP waited for some news]. (35) a. *Mary is [VP wait for some news]. b. Mary is [VP waiting for some news]. c. *Mary is [VP waited for some news]. (36) a. Mary has [VP waited for some news]. 40 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (34) a. Mary will [VP wait for some news]. b. *Mary will [VP waiting for some news]. c. *Mary will [VP waited for some news]. (35) a. *Mary is [VP wait for some news]. b. Mary is [VP waiting for some news]. c. *Mary is [VP waited for some news]. (36) a. Mary has [VP waited for some news]. b. *Mary has [VP waiting for some news]. 40 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (34) a. Mary will [VP wait for some news]. b. *Mary will [VP waiting for some news]. c. *Mary will [VP waited for some news]. (35) a. *Mary is [VP wait for some news]. b. Mary is [VP waiting for some news]. c. *Mary is [VP waited for some news]. (36) a. Mary has [VP waited for some news]. b. *Mary has [VP waiting for some news]. c. *Mary has [VP wait for some news]. 40 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (37) sentence subject The customer in the corner TP T will VP VP V order object the drinks adverbial before the dinner 41 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (38) sentence subject The customer in the corner TP T will VP VP V order NP the drinks adverbial before the dinner 42 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (39) sentence NP The customer in the corner TP T will VP VP V order NP the drinks adverbial before the dinner 43 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (40) a. before the meal 44 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (40) a. before the meal b. before that 44 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (40) a. before the meal b. before that c. P before NP the meal 44 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (40) a. before the meal b. before that c. P before NP the meal d. I saw it the meal 44 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (40) a. before the meal b. before that c. P before NP the meal d. I saw it the meal e. I saw it before the meal 44 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (40) a. before the meal b. before that c. P before NP the meal d. I saw it the meal e. I saw it before the meal f. I have seen this before 44 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (40) a. before the meal b. before that c. P before NP the meal d. I saw it the meal e. I saw it before the meal f. I have seen this before g. PP P before NP the meal 44 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (41) sentence NP The customer in the corner TP T will VP VP V order NP the drinks PP before the dinner 45 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (42) TP NP The customer in the corner TP T will VP VP V order NP the drinks PP before the dinner 46 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (42) TP NP The customer in the corner TP T will VP VP V order NP the drinks PP before the dinner (43)some notions a. complement = the sister of the head 46 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (42) TP NP The customer in the corner TP T will VP VP V order NP the drinks PP before the dinner (43)some notions a. complement = the sister of the head b. adjunct = optional modifier 46 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (42) TP NP The customer in the corner TP T will VP VP V order NP the drinks PP before the dinner (43)some notions a. complement = the sister of the head b. adjunct = optional modifier c. specifier = obligatory modifier 46 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recap binary branching and co‐ordination family relations terminal nodes labels Redoing our tree summary 47 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (44) tree = family tree 48 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (44) tree = family tree mother, sister, ... 48 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (44) tree = family tree mother, sister, ... (45) Parts of speech a. nouns = things 48 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (44) tree = family tree mother, sister, ... (45) Parts of speech a. nouns = things b. verbs = events 48 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (44) tree = family tree mother, sister, ... (45) Parts of speech a. nouns = things b. verbs = events c. adjectives = properties 48 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (44) tree = family tree mother, sister, ... (45) Parts of speech a. nouns = things b. verbs = events c. adjectives = properties d. prepositions = locations, paths 48 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (44) tree = family tree mother, sister, ... (45) Parts of speech a. nouns = things b. verbs = events c. adjectives = properties d. prepositions = locations, paths e. auxiliaries = tense 48 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (44) tree = family tree mother, sister, ... (45) Parts of speech a. nouns = things b. verbs = events c. adjectives = properties d. prepositions = locations, paths e. auxiliaries = tense (46) The head a. determines the type of meaning that the mother node has 48 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (44) tree = family tree mother, sister, ... (45) Parts of speech a. nouns = things b. verbs = events c. adjectives = properties d. prepositions = locations, paths e. auxiliaries = tense (46) The head a. determines the type of meaning that the mother node has b. determines the distribution of the whole 48 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (44) tree = family tree mother, sister, ... (45) Parts of speech a. nouns = things b. verbs = events c. adjectives = properties d. prepositions = locations, paths e. auxiliaries = tense (46) The head a. determines the type of meaning that the mother node has b. determines the distribution of the whole c. determines the form of the sister node 48 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (44) tree = family tree mother, sister, ... (45) Parts of speech a. nouns = things b. verbs = events c. adjectives = properties d. prepositions = locations, paths e. auxiliaries = tense (46) The head a. determines the type of meaning that the mother node has b. determines the distribution of the whole c. determines the form of the sister node 48 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (47) notions a. complement = the sister of the head b. adjunct = optional modifier c. specifier = obligatory modifier 49 / 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References 50 / 50