Exercise 4
- Draw by hand using a straight edge (ruler) for the tree diagrams, the phrase structure for the following phrases including spell-out. Be sure to include feature links and mark any feature values that have been derived (determined by applying a rule) in Red:
- all the six cups
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- Find all the logical arguments in the above phrases.
- CUP <- SIX, SIX CUP <- THE, TH SIX CUP <- ALL
- Why is the following phrase ungrammatical:
- *both the three elephants
- BOTH is [+DUAL]. It feature-governs THREE, which is [-Dual]. They do not agree, rendering the phrase ungrammatical.
- Abandonnned:
- When Grammar 4 for the Mac or DOS is working, generate the following phrases:
- all the four foxes
- both the two cups
- any books
- each sad person.
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