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Complex sentences

Complex sentences. embedding phrases in phrases, phrases in clauses, clauses in clauses Kuiper and Allan Chapter 8.1. Phrases within phrases. Phrases can contain other phrases as constituents. This process is infinite. Embedding within phrases. Data

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Complex sentences

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  1. Complex sentences embedding phrases in phrases, phrases in clauses, clauses in clauses Kuiper and Allan Chapter 8.1

  2. Phrases within phrases • Phrases can contain other phrases as constituents. • This process is infinite.

  3. Embedding within phrases • Data • the person on the seat inside the theatre • the person [PPon [NPthe seat [PPinside [NPthe theatre]]]] • recursion NP DET N PP P NP DET N PP NP P N DET person the on the seat within the theatre

  4. Recursivity in possessives NP POSS N NP POSS N NP N POSS PRON lead dog 's aunt 's my

  5. Clauses within clauses • Data • a. Sally hoped that Paul would meet her today. • b. Gerry understood why the jury found him guilty. • c. Horace cried after his dog died. • Note that the underlined constituents are clauses, i.e. they have subjects and predicates.

  6. Functions of embedded clauses • Data • a. Joanna knew [that Henry would come]. • b. the expectation [that Henry would come] • The identical embedded clause can perform different functions. • In a. it is a direct object. • In b. it is a modifier of a noun in a noun phrase.

  7. Representing the structure of embedded clauses NP S' DET N the cat which lives with Nellie

  8. The internal structure of embedded clauses • The complementizer, or subordinating conjunction. • This constituent introduces the subordinate (or embedded) clause. • e.g. that, for, whether, whenever, while. • The actual clause follows.

  9. Representing the internal structure of embedded clauses S' COMP S NP VP

  10. Functions of embedded clauses • subject • That weeds had invaded the garden lowered the price. • object • The agent knew that weeds had invaded the garden. • intensive complement • It seemed that weeds had invaded the garden. • modifier of noun (relative clause) • the garden which was invaded by weeds

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