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==Types of Phrases==
===Head-Complement Phrases===
A head-complement phrase can be formed by combining <i style="color:blue;">a word</i> [= the head daughter] with <i style="color:blue;">1 or 2 signs </i>[= the non-head daughter(s)] whose syntactic categories can be unified with the syntactic categories on the word’s comps list.


Scheme 1: The head licenses 1 complement
== Valence constraints on word classes ==
 
[[File:H-C phrase 1.PNG|left|400px|caption]]
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This schema licenses the following structure:<br>
<i style="color:#ffff00">XP -> X + COMPS</i><br>
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    <li>[<i style="color:#ffff00">PP</i> [<i style="color:#ffff00">H</i> of][<i style="color:#ffff00">C</i> Lilly]]</li>
    <li>[<i style="color:#ffff00">AP</i> [<i style="color:#ffff00">H</i> fond][<i style="color:#ffff00">C</i> of Lilly]]</li>
    <li>[<i style="color:#ffff00">VP</i> [<i style="color:#ffff00">H</i> likes][<i style="color:#ffff00">C</i> Fido]]</li>
    <li>[<i style="color:#ffff00">VP</i> [<i style="color:#ffff00">H</i> speaks][<i style="color:#ffff00">C</i> to Fido]]</li>
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Scheme 2: The head licenses 2 complements
[[File:H-C phrase 2.PNG|left|400px|caption]]
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This schema licenses the following structures:<br>
<i style="color:#ffff00">VP -> V N(P) N(P)</i><br>
<i style="color:#ffff00">VP -> V N(P) PP</i><br>
Examples:
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    <li>[<i style="color:#ffff00">VP</i> [<i style="color:#ffff00">H</i> show][<i style="color:#ffff00">C</i> me][<i style="color:#ffff00">C</i> Frankfurt]]</li>
    <li>[<i style="color:#ffff00">VP</i> [<i style="color:#ffff00">H</i> give][<i style="color:#ffff00">C</i> the book][<i style="color:#ffff00">C</i> to the student]]</li>
    <li>[<i style="color:#ffff00">VP</i> [<i style="color:#ffff00">H</i> put][<i style="color:#ffff00">C</i> the book][<i style="color:#ffff00">C</i> on the table]]</li> 
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===Head-Specifier Phrases===
A head-specifier phrase can be formed by combining <i style="color:blue;">a sign</i> [= the head daughter] with <i style="color:blue;">a second
sign</i> [= the non-head daughter] whose syntactic category can be unified with the syntactic category on the word’s spr list:
[[File:H-SPR phrase.PNG|left|400px|caption]]
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This schema licenses the following structures:<br>
*<i style="color:#ffff00">NP -> D N(P)</i>
**[<i style="color:#ffff00">NP</i> [<i style="color:#ffff00">SPR</i> the][<i style="color:#ffff00">H</i> student]]
**[<i style="color:#ffff00">NP</i> [<i style="color:#ffff00">SPR</i> those][<i style="color:#ffff00">H</i> apples]]
*<i style="color:#ffff00">S -> N(P) V(P)</i>
**[<i style="color:#ffff00">S</i> [<i style="color:#ffff00">SPR</i> Lilly][<i style="color:#ffff00">H</i> smokes]]
**[<i style="color:#ffff00">S</i> [<i style="color:#ffff00">SPR</i> Lilly][<i style="color:#ffff00">H</i> likes Fido]]
**[<i style="color:#ffff00">S</i> [<i style="color:#ffff00">SPR</i> The student][<i style="color:#ffff00">H</i> showed a cat to Fido]]
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===Head-Modifier Phrases===
There are 3 kinds of head-modifier phrases.<br>
Scheme 1. A Head-modifier phrase can be formed by combining <i style="color:blue;">an adjectival sign</i> [= the non-head
daughter] with <i style="color:blue;">a nominal sign</i> [= the head daughter] which is COMPS-complete but is sill looking
for its specifier.
[[File:H-M phrase 1.PNG|left|400px|caption]]
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This schema licenses the following structure:<br>
*<i style="color:#ffff00">NP -> A N(P)</i>
**[<i style="color:#ffff00">NP</i> [<i style="color:#ffff00">MOD</i> happy][<i style="color:#ffff00">H</i> student]]
**[<i style="color:#ffff00">NP</i> [<i style="color:#ffff00">MOD</i> big][<i style="color:#ffff00">H</i> cat]]
**[<i style="color:#ffff00">NP</i> [<i style="color:#ffff00">MOD</i> huge][<i style="color:#ffff00">H</i> interest in languages]]
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Scheme 2. A Head-modifier phrase can be formed by combining <i style="color:blue;">a nominal sign</i> [= the head daughter]which is COMPS-complete but is sill looking for its specifier with <i style="color:blue;">a PP</i> [= the non-head daughter]
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This schema licenses the following structure:<br>
*<i style="color:#ffff00">NP -> N(P) PP</i>
**[<i style="color:#ffff00">NP</i> [<i style="color:#ffff00">H</i> student][<i style="color:#ffff00">MOD</i> with red hair]]
**[<i style="color:#ffff00">NP</i> [<i style="color:#ffff00">H</i> professor][<i style="color:#ffff00">MOD</i> from Frankfurt]]
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Scheme 3. A Head-modifier phrase can be formed by combining <i style="color:blue;">a verbal sign</i> [= the head daughter] which is COMPS-complete but is sill looking for its specifier with <i style="color:blue;">a PP</i> [= the non-head daughter].
[[File:H-M phrase 3.PNG|left|400px|caption]]
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This schema licenses the following structure:<br>
*<i style="color:#ffff00">VP -> V(P) PP</i>
**[<i style="color:#ffff00">VP</i> [<i style="color:#ffff00">H</i> works][<i style="color:#ffff00">MOD</i> at the university]]
**[<i style="color:#ffff00">VP</i> [<i style="color:#ffff00">H</i> saw Lilly][<i style="color:#ffff00">MOD</i> with a cat]]
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== Phrase Formation ==
 
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[[File:Phrase-Formation-Version3.pdf]]-->
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