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• Chomsky suggests that humans are born with certain grammatical rules. This is referred to as U...................... Grammar.
• Universal
• What are the two main approaches in Syntax?• T……………………….. Grammar and
U……………………….. Grammar
• Transformational• Unification
• A S………………… scholar called P……….……. was born in present-day P………….…. about 2,500 years ago.
• Sanskrit• Panini• Pakistan
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• Below, draw a simple tree diagram to illustrate the sentence “The fat man smiled” according to Chomsky’s 1957 version of Generative Grammar. Use the following Phrase Structure Categories: S (sentence); NP (noun phrase); Det (determiner); Adj (adjective); N (noun); VP (verb phrase); V (verb); aux (auxiliary node); Tense (tense node).
The fat man smiled
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• Below, draw a simple tree diagram to illustrate the sentence “The clever girl kicked the ball” according to Chomsky’s 1957 version of Generative Grammar. Use the following Phrase Structure Categories: S (sentence); NP (noun phrase); Det (determiner); Adj (adjective); N (noun); VP (verb phrase); V (verb); aux (auxiliary node); Tense (tense node).
The clever girl kicked the ball
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• Below, draw a simple tree diagram to illustrate the sentence “Can we go?” according to Chomsky’s 1965 version of Generative Grammar. Use the following Phrase Structure Categories: S (sentence); Op (Operator node); NP (noun phrase); VP (verb phrase); V (verb); aux (auxiliary node).
Can we go?
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• Below, draw a simple tree diagram to illustrate the sentence “Did they leave?” according to Chomsky’s 1986 (X-bar) version of Generative Grammar. Use the following Categories: CP; C’; C; IP; I’; I; VP; V’; V; NP; N’, N and show inflectional movement.
Did they leave?
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• Below, draw a simple tree diagram to illustrate the sentence “What did you eat?” according to Chomsky’s 1986 (X-bar) version of Generative Grammar. Use the following Categories: CP; C’; C; IP; I’; I; VP; V’; V; NP; N’, N and show inflectional movement AND wh-movement.
What did you eat?
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• Below, draw a simple tree diagram to illustrate the Prepositional Phrase “to her” according to Chomsky’s 1986 (X-bar) version of Generative Grammar. Use the following Categories: PP; P’; P; NP; N’, N.
To her
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• Complete the Subcategorization Information below:
• Laughs verb[finite]• SUBJECT <NP: Case ……....• [……. Person, …….. Number]>
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• Complete the Subcategorization Information below:
• Laughs verb[finite]• SUBJECT <NP: Case Nominative• [3rd Person, Singular Number]>
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• Complete the Subcategorization Information below:
• Laughs verb[finite]• SUBJECT <NP: Case Nom• [3rd Person, Sing Number]>
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• Complete the Subcategorization Information below:
• Eats verb[finite]• SUBJECT <NP: Case …………• […… Person, ……….
Number]>• • COMPLEMENT <NP: Case ……….>
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• Complete the Subcategorization Information below:
• Eats verb[finite]• SUBJECT <NP: Case Nominative• [3rd Person, Singular
Number]>• • COMPLEMENT <NP: Case Accusative>
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• Complete the Subcategorization Information below:
• Eats verb[finite]• SUBJECT <NP: Case Nom• [3rd Person, Sing
Number]>• • COMPLEMENT <NP: Case Acc>
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• What is wrong with the following sentence? Mention case.
• “Him walks.”• ………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………
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• What is wrong with the following sentence? Mention case.
• “Him walks.”• Walks wants a 3rd Person Singular subject
which is Nominative Case. Him is 3rd Person and Singular BUT it is Accusative case.
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• What is wrong with the following sentence? Mention case.
• “Him walks.”• Walks wants a 3rd Person Singular subject
which is Nominative Case. Him is 3rd Person and Singular BUT it is Accusative case.
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• What is wrong with the following sentence? Mention case.
• “Him walks.”• Walks wants a 3rd Person Sing subject which is
Nom Case. Him is 3rd Person and Singular BUT it is Acc case.
