LIN100Y1 : Personal notes from textbook
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The study of meaning in human language. Positioning of words and phrases in syntactic sequence determines the meaning of the entire sentence: consistent with the principle of compositionality. Sentence meaning determined by the meaning of its component parts and the manner in which they are arranged in syntactic structure. Four ways syntactic structure contributes to the interpretation of sentences. Structural patterns capable of carrying meaning above and beyond the meaning of components: caused-motion construction. Constructional meaning exist: verb does not imply caused motion, part of meaning derived from structural pattern, double object construction. constructional meaning exist: verb does not imply object having something, part of meaning derived from structural pattern. Component words combined in multiple ways, with different interpretations. Nic gazed at shoes with green eyes and wallet. Label categorizing the relation between parts of a sentence and the event that the sentence describes: agent. entity undergoing an action or movement: source.
