Syntactic Categories and Relationships
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Which linguist's 1943 glossematic theory explored the underlying structure of language?

  • Ferdinand de Saussure
  • Louis Hjelslev (correct)
  • Zellig Harris
  • Noam Chomsky
  • What is the name of Chomsky's 1955 Ph.D. dissertation that laid the groundwork for Phrase Structure Grammar?

  • Syntactic Structures
  • Aspects of the Theory of Syntax
  • Three Models for the Description of Language
  • The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory (correct)
  • What type of grammar represents the structure of phrases as a tree, with each node representing a constituent?

  • Dependency Grammar
  • Constituent Grammar (correct)
  • Phrase Structure Grammar
  • Categorial Grammar
  • In Constituent Grammar, what does each node in the tree represent?

    <p>A group of words that function together</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between Constituent Grammar and Dependency Grammar?

    <p>The way they represent phrase structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the grammar that represents the structure of phrases as a combination of categories and functions?

    <p>Categorial Grammar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the deep structure of a sentence capture?

    <p>The semantic relationships between the constituents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of transformations in Phrase Structure Grammar?

    <p>To generate the surface structure from the deep structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the branches in the tree represent in Phrase Structure Grammar?

    <p>The functional relationships between the syntactic categories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between the deep structure and surface structure of a sentence?

    <p>The deep structure is the underlying syntactic representation, while the surface structure is the actual word order</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of transformation involves deleting constituents from the tree?

    <p>Deletion transformation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the nodes in the tree represent in Phrase Structure Grammar?

    <p>The syntactic categories, such as NP and VP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the deep structure of a sentence in Phrase Structure Grammar represent?

    <p>The underlying syntactic representation of the sentence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the tree diagram for 'The dog is chasing the cat', what is the category of the node 'The dog'?

    <p>NP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the nodes in a Phrase Structure Grammar tree diagram?

    <p>Syntactic organization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the tree diagram for 'The teacher is reading a book', what is the category of the node 'is reading a book'?

    <p>VP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the initial symbol in Phrase Structure Grammar?

    <p>S</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is generated by applying the PSG rules to a sentence?

    <p>The deep structure of the sentence</p> Signup and view all the answers

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