Linguistics 322

Midterm Exam

Spring 2003

1.    Define the Empty Feature Value Prohibition (5)

2.   What principle(s) or rule(s) do the following sentences violate? Explain with the correct form of the sentence (a derivation is not required here): (20)

*All these six radius meet at the centre.

*Several beef was served for dinner.

*Many twenty books are read every day.

3.    Draw a phrase structure (tree) for the following phrase. Include all features, links, necessary rules which apply here, and the spell-out form: (40)

Both the sheep.

Each ten soldiers.

4.   We have studied in detail one strategy. Which one is it? (10)

5.   What is the logical structure of the noun phrase in the following sentence, and how is it derived? Show each step identifying the rule or involved:

Sheep like to graze. (20)

6.   A sentence will crash if any noun phrase is marked [[-Case_Inh], [ Nom]].

Which principle determines the above. For extra credit which specific rule is predicted from this principle in regards to 6.

 

 

 

 

 

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