LINGUIST 201 Lecture 19: Lecture 19-Syntax
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*this list only has a few of the rules * There are no rules that have more than 2 elements-- We do not always have to have a flat structure in phrases . The box of crackers with the green label. This tells us that all of these are on the same level . But we do not want to look at these elements of a sentence as being flat in this way . Pp"s can have different relationships with the noun. Some pp"s need to be closer to the noun they modify. than other co-occurring pps: Versus * the box with the green label of crackers. The * indicates that this sentence is not grammatically correct . Some pps tag along with the noun: purple label. I saw the [box of crackers ] with the. I saw the one with the green label. One is substituting box of crackers in this second sentence.
