LINGUIST 201 Lecture 15: Lecture 15
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The study of the system of rules and categories that underlies sentence formation. Words by themselves do not tell you how to put the words together to make sentences. Part of our linguistic knowledge concerns the structure of sentences and phrases: The brown cat seldom catches a rat. The brown cat seldom catches a rat . The very brown car seldom catches a rat. This means this is an adjective phrase. This means this is a noun phrase. The very brown cat seldom catches a rat . This is a verb phrase makes this a sentence. I gave the book to the student. This means this is a verb phrase. I gave the book to the student . I gave the book to the student. i the book the student to give. The heads are still to and give, they are just located differently .
