18 Questions
Which linguist's 1943 glossematic theory explored the underlying structure of language?
Louis Hjelslev
What is the name of Chomsky's 1955 Ph.D. dissertation that laid the groundwork for Phrase Structure Grammar?
The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory
What type of grammar represents the structure of phrases as a tree, with each node representing a constituent?
Constituent Grammar
In Constituent Grammar, what does each node in the tree represent?
A group of words that function together
What is the main difference between Constituent Grammar and Dependency Grammar?
The way they represent phrase structure
What is the name of the grammar that represents the structure of phrases as a combination of categories and functions?
Categorial Grammar
What does the deep structure of a sentence capture?
The semantic relationships between the constituents
What is the purpose of transformations in Phrase Structure Grammar?
To generate the surface structure from the deep structure
What do the branches in the tree represent in Phrase Structure Grammar?
The functional relationships between the syntactic categories
What is the main difference between the deep structure and surface structure of a sentence?
The deep structure is the underlying syntactic representation, while the surface structure is the actual word order
What type of transformation involves deleting constituents from the tree?
Deletion transformation
What do the nodes in the tree represent in Phrase Structure Grammar?
The syntactic categories, such as NP and VP
What does the deep structure of a sentence in Phrase Structure Grammar represent?
The underlying syntactic representation of the sentence
In the tree diagram for 'The dog is chasing the cat', what is the category of the node 'The dog'?
NP
What is the relationship between the nodes in a Phrase Structure Grammar tree diagram?
Syntactic organization
In the tree diagram for 'The teacher is reading a book', what is the category of the node 'is reading a book'?
VP
What is the initial symbol in Phrase Structure Grammar?
S
What is generated by applying the PSG rules to a sentence?
The deep structure of the sentence
Test your understanding of syntactic categories, functional relationships, and semantic relationships in linguistics. Identify the different nodes and branches in a tree diagram and their roles in sentence structure. Evaluate your knowledge of deep structure and its components.
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