英语语言学chaptersyntax课程学习.pptxVIP

Definitionstudies how words are combined to form sentences and the rules that govern the formation of sentences. (Transformational syntax to be introduced in the book.)Word-level categories syntactic category refers to a group of linguistic items which fulfill the same or similar functions in a particular language. Traditionally, category is termed as “parts of speech”.第1页/共45页第一页，共46页。 Major lexical categories and minor lexical categories Examples of some lexical categoriesMajor lexical categoriesExamplesNoun (N)Verb (V)Adjective (A)Preposition (P) book, boy, love, sheeprun, read, playhappy