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Linguistics Vocabulary (Chapter Seven)
Essential Introductory Linguistics, Hudson, WashU
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Undergraduate 1
11/18/2010

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phrase structure rules
Definition
representation of basic possibilities of the structure of basic sentences of languages
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sentence
Definition
relationship between subject and predicate
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minimal sentence
Definition
S -> NP VP
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grammatical
Definition
a sentence generated by the rules of grammar
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ungrammatical
Definition
if a sentence is not generated by the rules of grammar
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head of a phrase
Definition
the noun, verb, or otherwise main part of the phrase
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specifier/modifier
Definition
the other words included in a phrase
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universal grammar
Definition
the theory that there is a grammar valid for all the languages of the world
its nature would be quite abstract and so little understood that many of the hypotheses about it are unsuitable for introductory purposes
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basic phrase structure of a noun phrase
Definition
NP -> (Det) (AdjP) N (PP)
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