Linguistics Week 1

What is the purpose of the Specifier Rule in X-Bar Theory?

• To determine the head of a phrase

• To identify the specifier position of TP

• To generate complementiser phrases

• To mark the tense of a clause

What is the head of TP in a sentence with an auxiliary verb?

• C

• T

• V

• D

What is the role of CP in the structure of different word orders?

• It determines the tense of the clause

• It marks the specifier position of TP

• It functions as the head of a phrase

• It is required to analyze the structure of questions

What is the main finding of Eyer and Leonard's study on language impairment in DLD?

• Delayed use of determiners and auxiliary verbs

• Impaired production of complementisers

• Protracted development of adjectives and adverbs

• Difficulty in forming compound sentences

What is the head of DP according to Abney's proposal?

• T

• V

• D

• N

What is the specifier position of TP occupied by?

• DP

• VP

• NP

• CP

What is the main difficulty observed in children with DLD according to Eyer and Leonard?

• Protracted development of prepositions

• Omission of grammatical morphemes and function words

• Difficulty in forming compound sentences

• Impaired production of adjectives

What is the core property of a clause/sentence?

• Tense

• Complementiser

• Determiner

• Auxiliary verb

What is the theoretical requirement of X-bar theory regarding non-head material?

• All non-head material must be verbal

• All non-head material must be singular

• All non-head material must be adjectival

• All non-head material must be phrasal

What is the specifier rule for XP in X-Bar Theory?

• XP → X (WP)

• XP → X' (YP)

• XP → X' (ZP)

• XP → (YP) X'