Introduction to Linguistics - L9 Phrase Structure

NP -> Num A N

VP -> V NP

NP -> Det A N

S -> NP VP

VP -> V Adv

NP -> Det N

S -> NP VP

AP -> Adv A

NP -> Det N V PP Det A N

S -> NP VP

S -> Det N V P Det A N

VP -> V PP

PP -> P Det N

PP -> P NP

Adv -> Adv NP

VP -> V NP

VP -> V N

V -> V Det N

VP -> V NP

VP -> V Det NP

Determiner (Det)

Pronoun (Pro)

Article (Art)

Possessive (Poss)

Adjective (A)

Adverb (Adv)

Verb (V)

Determiner (Det)

A specific order of constituents from left to right (word order)

An order of words in a sentence

When words combine to form constituents

When words show internal integrity within the same constitutent

That words cannot be separated from one another

That a group of words function as a single unit within a hierarchical structure

That words cannot move around freely in a sentence

That PP can stack up at the end of a sentence infinitely

Num

V

Det

A