Languagefaculty.pptVIP

Lecture 5 Phrase Hierarchy Syntax ABC Syntax is a branch of linguistics that studies how words are combined to form sentences and the rules that govern the formation of sentences. Hierarchical Structure in Syntax Verb phrase VP 动词短语 Inflection phrase IP 屈折短语 Complementaizer phrase CP 标句语短语 Projection 投射 X- Phrase specifier(spec) X’ X complement(comp) What is an IP? IP is a term of generative grammar used to analyze the mental structure of a sentence. It stands f