Ch. 3 Constituency

Question 1

Constituent

Answer 1

A group of words that functions together as a unit.

Question 2

Hierarchical Structure

Answer 2

Constituents in a sentence are embedded inside of other constituents.

Question 3

Syntactic Trees and Bracketed Diagrams

Answer 3

These are means of representing constituency. They are generated by rules.

Question 4

CP

Answer 4

(C)TP

Question 5

TP

Answer 5

{NP/CP} (T) VP

Question 6

VP

Answer 6

(AdvP+)V(NP)({NP/CP}) (AdvP+)(PP+)(AdvP+)

Question 7

NP

Answer 7

(D) (AdjP+)N(PP+)(CP)

Question 8

PP

Answer 8

P(NP)

Question 9

AdjP

Answer 9

(AdvP)Adj

Question 10

AdvP

Answer 10

(AdvP)Adv

Question 11

XP

Answer 11

XP conj XP

Question 12

X

Answer 12

X conj X

Question 13

Head

Answer 13

The word that gives its caterogry to the phrase

Question 14

Recurision

Answer 14

The possibility of loops in the phrase structure rules that allow infinitely long sentences, and explain the creativity of langauge.

Question 15

The Principle of Modification

Answer 15

If an XP (that is, a phrase with some catergory X) modifies some head Y, then XP must be sister to Y (i.e., a daughter of YP)

Question 16

Constituency Tests

Answer 16

Tests that show that a group of words function as a unit. There are four major constituency tests given here: movement, coordination, stand alone, and replacement.