Grammar Writing: Week 5

Task 1

In DesktopTrale, develop a grammar consisting of the following components: 

• i.) a type hierarchy
• ii.) lexical entries
• iii.) rules

Save the grammar as "week5". (The program should produce a "week5.zip" file.)

Task 2

The grammar should be uploaded and tested on 
[1]
(use your assigned port number!)

The Type Hierarchy

 
bot
   list
      ne_list hd:bot tl:list        
      e_list
   sign syntax:syntax
      word
      phrase dtrs:list
   syntax head:pos 
   pos
      noun case:case
      verb vform:vform
      prep
      s
   case
      nom
      acc
   vform
      fin
      nonfin 
         base 
         presp
         perfp

Verbs

likes
smokes

Nouns

bo
lilly
her
she

Rules

1. The sentence_rule

Mother: a phrase of head value s

First daughter: a sign which is a nominative noun

Second daughter: a sign which is a finite verb

2. The vp_rule

Mother: a phrase of head value verb

First daughter: a word which is a finite verb

Second daughter: a sign which is an accusative noun

Test Items

(1) lilly
(2) bo
(3) she
(4) her

(5) smokes
(6) likes

(7) lilly smokes.
(8) bo smokes.
(9) she smokes.
(10) *her smokes.

(11) likes bo.
(12) likes her.
(13) *likes she.

(14) lilly likes bo.
(15) lilly likes her.
(16) *lilly likes she.

(17) *lilly bo likes.
(18) *likes lilly bo.
(19) *likes she her.

(20) *lilly smokes bo.
(21) *lilly likes.

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