Linguistics 322

Exercises

Week 4

Exercise 4:

• Open up C-gram.
  • Print out just your lexicon. It should include nouns and verbs from the previous two exercises.
• Open up Syntax Testing.
  • Complete number (government). Complete at least 8.
• Open up Grammar 3a.

Generate the following verb phrases:

 

1. eat rice
2. see the river
3. buy a book
4. visit two friends
5. take those two cans
6. keep this item
7. drink some beer
8. tell one story.

• Draw a tree diagram showing the derivation "eat several apples" indicating agreement, filling NIL features. Be sure to include any links that may occur.

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