COMD 2050 Chapter : COMD CHAPTER 8
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Chapter eight: syntax morphology, syntax and semantics: grammar is broader than santax, grammar is the system of rules and elements of phonology, phonetics, What"s the difference between grammar and syntax: our ,mental grammar allows us to judge the correctness of structures, Syntax is of greek origin meaning a putting together or arrangement : syntax involves five main concepts: word order, phrase structure, syntax is how words are arranged within a sentence. Syntax focuses on the sentence constituency, parts of speech, and agreement (discussed in chap. A prepositional phrase is prep + noun phrase: this generative grammar shows that phrases can be generated, not just. The bookshelf = noun phrase: examples of a prepositional phrase, on the kitchen table, behind the bookshelf. Therefore, each noun phrase has the potential to generate a prep phrase, which may generate another noun phrase, which may generate another pp .
