King Abdulaziz University Department of European Languages & Literature Syntax (LANE-334) Chapter 2 Constituents Dr. Abdulrahman Alqurashi Dr. Abdulrahman Alqurashi 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-3341
Words 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-3342
Word Classes 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-3343
Nouns 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-3344
Nouns 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-3345
Noun Phrases 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-3346
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Personal pronouns 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-33412
Personal pronouns 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-33413
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Verb phrases (VP) 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-33421
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Verb phrases (VP) 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE Intransitive verb Copula verb Monotransitive verb
Verb phrases (VP) 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE Ditransitive verb Intransitive verb Complex transitive verb
Verb phrases (VP) 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE Transitive verb
Verb phrases (VP) 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE HeadComplementsVerb types Verbs like laugh, sleep, Intransitive Verbs like is, areAdjP, NP or PPCopula Verbs like say,…NP or SMonotransitive Verbs like told, send, …NP+ NP or NP + PPDitransitive Verbs like call NP + AdjP or NPComplex transitive Verbs like move, leanPPIntransitive Verbs like putNP - PPTransitive
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Verb phrases (VP) 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE tensemodelsperfectprogressivepassive main verbsuffix Ømayhavebeen-----work_ing _edcouldhave beenstole _n
Adjectives 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-33429
Adjectives 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-33430
Adverbs 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-33431
Adverbs 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-33432
Adjective phrases (AdjP) 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-33433
Adjective phrases (AdjP) Adjective phrases may occur as a Premodifier (adjunct) inside a NP or as Predicative complement inside VP: He likes [ NP the [ AdjP German] [ N girl] ] Her voice [ VP was [ AdjP very soft]] She [ VP is [ AdjP afraid that she might die]] 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-33434
Adverb phrases (AdvP) 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-33435
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Prepositional Phrases (PP) 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-33437
Prepositional Phrases (PP) 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-33438
Conjunctions 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-33439
Conjunctions 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-33440
Clauses and sentences 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-33441
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Clauses and sentences (iii) What if [they annoy her]? (Finite) (iv) Don’t let [them/(*they) annoy her] (Nonfinite) Nonfinite forms include: a). Infinitive forms like: e.g. [John believes [the prisoner to be innocent]] (Finite) (Non-finite) b). –ing / -ed participle forms like: e.g. [I saw [Mary leaving]] (Finite) (Non-finite) e.g. [I found [all the seats occupied]] (Finite) (Non-finite) 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-33448
Word order Consider the following: Oxford – recently – graduated – John – form a)John graduated from Oxford recently. b)Recently John graduated from Oxford. c)From Oxford John graduated recently. d)From Oxford John recently graduated. e)John recently graduated from Oxford. Consider also the following: a)John died. b)* died John. English has Subject- verb (SV) word order. Arabic, for example, has both SV and VS word order. 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-33449
What to do next week What to do next week Read chapter 3. Prepare for your quiz. See you next lecture. See you next lecture. 2014KAU-Syntax/ LANE-33450