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1. For the purposes of Syntactic Theory, a string consists of one or more words: <i>dog, Hunde, einkaufen gehen, to go shopping, the student of Linguistics,...</i> | |||
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2. For the purposes of English Syntax, we distinguish between two kinds of strings: | |||
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<li>Strings which native speakers would accept as English</li> | |||
<li>Strings which native speakers would not accept as English</li> | |||
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=== Homework for Week 2 === | === Homework for Week 2 === | ||
Revision as of 22:12, 13 April 2019
The English Language and its Grammar
1. For the purposes of Syntactic Theory, a string consists of one or more words: dog, Hunde, einkaufen gehen, to go shopping, the student of Linguistics,...
2. For the purposes of English Syntax, we distinguish between two kinds of strings:
- Strings which native speakers would accept as English
- Strings which native speakers would not accept as English
Homework for Week 2
1. Work through the following sections of the Wiki:
2. Do the Exercises on Parts of Speech.
3. Find 3 authentic examples from books or newspapers and annotate the words with their part of speech. Do this with a word processor and upload the result to Olat.
4. Do the Exercises on Predicates and Arguments.
5. Find 3 new sentences with new verbs and analyze them in the way of the exercises above. Do this with a word processor and upload the result to Olat.
Phrases
1. Work through the following sections of the Wiki: Phrases
Navigation: