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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Phrasal categories - is it correct?
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can anyone check whether it is correct or not?
The central assumption underpinning syntactic analysis in traditional grammar - noun phrase, head: assumption
is that -verp phrase, head is
phrases and sentences - noun phrase - head????
are built up - verp phrase, head are?
of a series - prepositional phrase, head of
of constituents, prepositional phrase, head of
each of which - noun pharse, head each
belongs to - verb phrase
a specific grammatical category - adj phrase, head grammatical
and
serves - verb phrase
a specific grammatical function. - adj phrase, head grammatical
can anyone check whether it is correct or not?
The central assumption underpinning syntactic analysis in traditional grammar - noun phrase, head: assumption
is that -verp phrase, head is
phrases and sentences - noun phrase - head????
are built up - verp phrase, head are?
of a series - prepositional phrase, head of
of constituents, prepositional phrase, head of
each of which - noun pharse, head each
belongs to - verb phrase
a specific grammatical category - adj phrase, head grammatical
and
serves - verb phrase
a specific grammatical function. - adj phrase, head grammatical
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Anonymous The central assumption ... Phrasal categories. NP s [The central assumption] underpinning [syntactic analysis] in [traditional grammar] is that [phrases] and [sentences] are built up of [[a series] of [constituents]] [[each] of [which]] belongs to [a specific grammatical category] and serves [a specific grammatical function].
- Anonymous The central assumption ...
- Phrasal categories.
- NP s [The central assumption] underpinning [syntactic analysis] in [traditional grammar] is that [phrases] and [sentences] are built up of [[a series] of [constituents]] [[each] of [which]] belongs to [a specific grammatical category] and serves [a specific grammatical function].
- VP s The central assumption [underpinning syntactic analysis in traditional grammar] non-finite [is that phrases and sentences [are built up of a series of constituents each of which [belongs to a specific grammatical category] and [serves a specific grammatical function]]].
- AP s The [central] assumption underpinning [syntactic] analysis in [traditional] grammar is that phrases and sentences are built up of a series of constituents each of which belongs to a [specific] grammatical category and serves a [specific] [grammatical] function.
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AnonymousThe central assumption ...Phrasal categories.
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[The central assumption] underpinning [syntactic analysis] in [traditional grammar] is that [phrases] and [sentences] are built up of [[a series] of [constituents]] [[each] of [which]] belongs to [a specific grammatical category] and serves [a specific grammatical function].
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