LINB06H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Coreference, Null-Subject Language, Financial Institution
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Replacement - if can replace a gp of words w/ a single word -> that gp of words = a constituent. Stand alone - if a gp of words can be an ans to a q -> that gp of words = a constituent. Coordination - can only join constituents of same category e. g. [the man] and [the woman] -> [the man and the woman] Stand alone - e. g. fido itself can fulfill subject position. Agreement - e. g. dog -> dogs affect determiner that -> those. Semantics - e. g. n determines using which v. Pp - p (np/pp) adjp - (adv) a (pp) advp - (adv) adv. Structural ambiguity: nicole hit the boy w/ an umbrella = 1. Nicole used an umbrella to hit the boy 2. Nicole hit a boy who had an umbrella. If insert sth between head & [ ] and it s bad -> [ ] is a complement.
