语言学syntax-I.pptVIP

Lecture 5 Syntax Coming… Introducing Syntax X-bar Theory Universal Skeleton Exercises 1. Introducing Syntax Syntax: a branch of linguistics that studies how words are combined into sentences and the rules that govern the formation of sentences. Formal Syntax Functional Syntax S Pron VP They V N hate Bill They hate Bill. Pronoun + Verb + Noun Linear sequence Hierarchical structure 1.1