Syntax III: Mapping Ambiguity Gareth Price – Duke
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slide1. Syntax III: Mapping Ambiguity Gareth Price – Duke University<br>
slide2. Rules for Lectures in Syntax<br>
slide3. Why analyse Syntax?
It tells us the structure of sentences
It satisfies a curiosity about language in the same as e.g. Crosswords and, for numbers, Sudoku
Drawing trees is a great party trick
... and kills a few hours on the bus.<br>
slide4. What does it tell us about the structure of sentences?<br>
slide5. Recall:
XP = {spec} + X’
then
X’ = X + YP / YP + X
(complement = necessary to the operation of the sentence)
or
X’ = YP + X’ / X’ + YP
(adjunct = incidental to the operation of the sentence)<br>
slide6. New housing project for elderly not yet dead<br>
slide7. New housing project for elderly not yet dead
Two meanings:
(a) new housing project for (the) elderly (is) not yet dead (in e.g. the House)
(a) new housing project (is) for (the) elderly (who are) not yet dead<br>
slide8. Two meanings:
{literal}
Surface structure / Phonetic Form [PF]
There is a housing project for the elderly (who are not yet dead)
{contextual}
Deep structure / Logical form [LF]
A housing project for the elderly is still viable / being discussed<br>
slide9. PF
Did you hear that whale?
LF
Did you hear that wail?
= no such thing as context-free language<br>
slide10. NP VP
V’
PP
N’ P’
AP
A’
NP NP
N’
N’
Adv.P
Adv.’
AP
A’
A N N V P N Neg Adv A
New housing project is for elderly not yet dead<br>
slide11. NP VP
V’
PP
N’ P’
AP
A’
NP NP
N’
N’
Adv.P
Adv.’
AP
A’
A N N P N V Neg Adv A
New housing project for elderly is not yet dead<br>
slide12. Complaints Against ACC Referees Growing Ugly<br>
slide13. Complaints Against ACC Referees [are] Growing Ugly<br>
slide14. Complaints [are] Against ACC Referees Growing Ugly<br>
slide15. [There are] Complaints Against ACC Referees Growing Ugly<br>
slide16. Recall: Case marking
Canis hominem mordet
Canem hominis mordet<br>
slide17. EMT Team Help Dog Bite Man<br>
slide18. I shot the Sheriff with a badge<br>
slide19. I shot the Sheriff with a gun<br>
slide20. I shot the Sheriff with my boots on<br>
slide21. Flowers ate the desks with my boots<br>
slide22. Colourless green bottles sleep furiously<br>
slide23. Det. Adj. N V Adv. PP Det. N<br>
slide24. Det. Adj. N V Adv. P Det. N
The acturous parples thrustle grimulously in the glosselthrop<br>
slide25. What does syntax learn us?<br>
slide2. Rules for Lectures in Syntax<br>
slide3. Why analyse Syntax?
It tells us the structure of sentences
It satisfies a curiosity about language in the same as e.g. Crosswords and, for numbers, Sudoku
Drawing trees is a great party trick
... and kills a few hours on the bus.<br>
slide4. What does it tell us about the structure of sentences?<br>
slide5. Recall:
XP = {spec} + X’
then
X’ = X + YP / YP + X
(complement = necessary to the operation of the sentence)
or
X’ = YP + X’ / X’ + YP
(adjunct = incidental to the operation of the sentence)<br>
slide6. New housing project for elderly not yet dead<br>
slide7. New housing project for elderly not yet dead
Two meanings:
(a) new housing project for (the) elderly (is) not yet dead (in e.g. the House)
(a) new housing project (is) for (the) elderly (who are) not yet dead<br>
slide8. Two meanings:
{literal}
Surface structure / Phonetic Form [PF]
There is a housing project for the elderly (who are not yet dead)
{contextual}
Deep structure / Logical form [LF]
A housing project for the elderly is still viable / being discussed<br>
slide9. PF
Did you hear that whale?
LF
Did you hear that wail?
= no such thing as context-free language<br>
slide10. NP VP
V’
PP
N’ P’
AP
A’
NP NP
N’
N’
Adv.P
Adv.’
AP
A’
A N N V P N Neg Adv A
New housing project is for elderly not yet dead<br>
slide11. NP VP
V’
PP
N’ P’
AP
A’
NP NP
N’
N’
Adv.P
Adv.’
AP
A’
A N N P N V Neg Adv A
New housing project for elderly is not yet dead<br>
slide12. Complaints Against ACC Referees Growing Ugly<br>
slide13. Complaints Against ACC Referees [are] Growing Ugly<br>
slide14. Complaints [are] Against ACC Referees Growing Ugly<br>
slide15. [There are] Complaints Against ACC Referees Growing Ugly<br>
slide16. Recall: Case marking
Canis hominem mordet
Canem hominis mordet<br>
slide17. EMT Team Help Dog Bite Man<br>
slide18. I shot the Sheriff with a badge<br>
slide19. I shot the Sheriff with a gun<br>
slide20. I shot the Sheriff with my boots on<br>
slide21. Flowers ate the desks with my boots<br>
slide22. Colourless green bottles sleep furiously<br>
slide23. Det. Adj. N V Adv. PP Det. N<br>
slide24. Det. Adj. N V Adv. P Det. N
The acturous parples thrustle grimulously in the glosselthrop<br>
slide25. What does syntax learn us?<br>