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Maryann Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
X-bar syntax
Hello everbody out there!
I'm new here. I'm a bit shy but I managed to post a message, I guess about a week and a half ago. I got a prompt reply and again I need some more help.
I understand all that X-bar thing and I understand that X-bar syntax is a theory of syntax that treats all phrases as being structured in the same way but how o earth can you explain how it can account for the parallel interpretation of the phrases in quote below?
(1) (He) "appreciates good wine."
(2) (He is) "appreciative of good wine."
(3) (His) "appreciation of good wine."
Thanks anybody.
I'm new here. I'm a bit shy but I managed to post a message, I guess about a week and a half ago. I got a prompt reply and again I need some more help.
I understand all that X-bar thing and I understand that X-bar syntax is a theory of syntax that treats all phrases as being structured in the same way but how o earth can you explain how it can account for the parallel interpretation of the phrases in quote below?
(1) (He) "appreciates good wine."
(2) (He is) "appreciative of good wine."
(3) (His) "appreciation of good wine."
Thanks anybody.
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U/Linguistic/Beatrice Santorini/Linguistic 150/Introduction to Syntax Theory. html "]Lecture handout on X bar theory[/url] paco
- U/Linguistic/Beatrice Santorini/Linguistic 150/Introduction to Syntax Theory.
- html "]Lecture handout on X bar theory[/url] paco
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My try is;
(1) He [V' appreciates [DP good wine]]
(2) He is [A' appreciative [PP of good wine]]
(3) His [N' appreciation [PP of good wine]]
Please visit Penn.U/Linguistic/Beatrice Santorini/Linguistic 150/Introduction to Syntax Theory.
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(1) He [V' appreciates [DP good wine]]
(2) He is [A' appreciative [PP of good wine]]
(3) His [N' appreciation [PP of good wine]]
Please visit Penn.U/Linguistic/Beatrice Santorini/Linguistic 150/Introduction to Syntax Theory.
[url="http://www.
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Paco, What does "DP" mean? I thought "good wine" was a Noun Phrase [NP]. CJ
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Hi CJ
I answered maryann's question because it was left unanswered. But now I'm afraid I should not have done so, as I do not know much about X-bar things. Here I'll quote what Beatrice told.
I answered maryann's question because it was left unanswered. But now I'm afraid I should not have done so, as I do not know much about X-bar things. Here I'll quote what Beatrice told.
The traditional term 'noun phrase' is a misnomer since noun phrases are maximal projections of D(=determiner) rather than of N(=noun). Because the term 'noun phrase' is firmly establish
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Thanks. I got it. It seems the linguists change the terminology every two or three years whether they need to or not! It also appears that I have not been keeping up with the most recent changes.
In my understanding of X-bar theory, "good wine" would be both N' (N-bar) [without the null determiner] and N'' (N-double-bar) [with the null determiner]. The former is what Beatrice calls N
In my understanding of X-bar theory, "good wine" would be both N' (N-bar) [without the null determiner] and N'' (N-double-bar) [with the null determiner]. The former is what Beatrice calls N
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[DP (null) [NP [A good] [N wine] ] ]
Does that seem right to you?
EXACTLY!!
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