《新编简明英语语言学教程》第二版 第4章 练习题 参考答案 Chapter 4 Syntax
1. What is syntax?
Syntax is a branch of linguistics that studies how words are combined to form sentences and the rules that govern the formation of sentences.
2. What is phrase structure rule?
The grammatical mechanism that regulates the arrangement of elements (i.e. specifiers, heads, and complements) that make up a phrase is called a phrase structure rule.
The phrase structural rule for NP, VP, AP, and PP can be written as follows:
NP → (Det) N (PP) ...
VP → (Qual) V (NP) ...
AP → (Deg) A (PP) ...
PP → (Deg) P (NP) ...
We can formulate a single general phrasal structural rule in which X stands for the head N, V, A or P.
3. What is category? How to determine a word's category?
Category refers to a group of linguistic items which fulfill the same or similar functions in a particular language such as a sentence, a noun phrase or a verb.
To determine a word's category, three criteria are usually employed, namely meaning, inflection and distribution.
若详细回答，则要加上：
Word categories often bear some relationship with its meaning. The meanings associated with nouns and verbs can be elaborated in various ways. The property or attribute of the entities denoted by nouns can be elaborated by adjectives. For example, when we say that pretty lady, we are attributing the property ‘pretty’ to the lady designated by the noun. Similarly, the properties and attributes of the actions, sensations and states designated by verbs can typically be denoted by adverbs. For example, in Jenny left quietly the adverb quietly indicates the manner of Jenny's leaving.
The second criterion to determine a word's category is inflection. Words of different categories take different inflections. Such nouns as boy and desk take the plural affix -s. Verbs such as work and help take past tense affix -ed and progressive affix -ing. And adjectives like quiet and clever take comparative affix -er and superlative affix -est. Although inflection is very helpful in determining a word's category, it does not always suffice. Some words do not take inflections. For example, nouns like moisture, fog, do not usually take plural suffix -s and adjectives like frequent, intelligent do not take comparative and superlative affixes -er and -est.
The last and more reliable criterion of determining a word's category is its distribution. That is what type of elements can co-occur with a certain word. For example, nouns can typically appear with a determiner like the girl and a card, verbs with an auxiliary such as should stay and will go, and adjectives with a degree word such as very cool and too bright.
A word's distributional facts together with information about its meaning and inflectional capabilities help identify its syntactic category.
4. What is coordinate structure and what properties does it have?
The structure formed by joining two or more elements of the same type with the help of a conjunction is called coordinate structures.
It has (或写Conjunction exhibits) four important properties:
1) There is no limit on the number of coordinated categories that can appear prior to the conjunction.
2) A category at any level (a head or an entire XP) can be coordinated.
3) Coordinated categories must be of the same type.
4) The category type of the coordinate phrase is identical to the category type of the elements being conjoined.
5. What elements does a phrase contain and what role does each element play?
A phrase usually contains the following elements: head, specifier and complement. Sometimes it also contains another kind of element termed modifier.
Head:
Head is the word around which a phrase is formed.
Specifier:
Specifier has both special semantic and syntactic roles. Semantically, it helps to make more precise the meaning of the head. Syntactically, it typically marks a phrase boundary.
Complement:
Complements are themselves phrases and provide information about entities and locations whose existence is implied by the meaning of the head.
Modifier:
Modifiers specify optionally expressible properties of the heads.
6. What is deep structure and what is surface structure?
There are two levels of syntactic structure. The first, formed by the XP rule in accordance with the head's subcategorization properties, is called deep structure (or D-structure). The second, corresponding to the final syntactic form of the sentence which results from appropriate transformations, is called surface structure (or S-structure).
第7—13小题 大部分要求画树形图，这里省略。
以下提供《教程》第一版Chapter 4 Syntax的练习题及参考答案。（只作初步的的成分划分，未画树形图, 仅供参考）：
1. Indicate the category of each word in the following sentences.
a) The old lady suddenly left.
Det A N Adv V
b) The car stopped at the end of the road.
Det N V P Det N P Det N
c) The snow might have blocked the road.
Det N Aux Infl V Det N
d) He never appears quite mature.
Pron Qual V Deg A
2. The following phrases include a head, a complement, and a specifier. Draw the appropriate tree structure for each. XP(AP) → head (full) A + complement (of people) PP XP(NP) → specifier (a) Det + head (story) N + complement (about a sentimental girl) PP XP(VP) specifier (often) Qual + head (read) V + complement (detective stories) NP XP(NP) specifier (the) Det + head (argument) N + complement (against the proposals) PP move v.
XP(VP) → head (move) V + modifier ( towards the window) PP （此短语无specifier） move n.
XP(NP) → head (move) N + complement (towards the window) PP （此短语无specifier）
3. Draw phrase structure trees for each of the following sentences.
a) The jet landed.
S → NP (The jet) + VP (landed)
b) Marie became very ill.
S → NP (Marie) + VP (became very ill)
c) What will you talk about?
S → NP (you) + Infl (will) + VP (talk about what)
Move Infl to the left of the subject NP.
Move the wh-phrase to the beginning of the sentence.
d) The apple might hit the man.
S → NP (The apple) + Infl (might) + VP (hit the man)
e) He often reads detective stories.
S → NP (He) + VP (often reads detective stories)
4. The following sentences contain modifiers of various types. For each sentence, first identify the modifier(s), then draw the tree structures.（斜体的为名词的修饰语，划底线的为动词的修饰语） a) A frightened passenger landed the crippled airplane.
b) A huge c) An unusuald) A quaint old5. The following sentences all contain conjoined categories. Draw a tree structure for each of the sentences. （划底线的为并列的范畴）
6. The following sentences all contain embedded clauses that function as complements of a verb, an adjective, a preposition or a noun. Draw a tree structure for each sentence.
.（此句有两个层面的嵌入从句） 7. Each of the following sentences contains a relative clause. Draw the deep structure and the surface structure trees for each of these sentences.
8. The derivations of the following sentences involve the inversion transformation. Give the deep structure and the surface structure of each of these sentences. （斜体的为深层结构，普通字体的为表层结构）
a) Would you come tomorrow?
You would come tomorrow.
b) Can you pass me the newspaper?
You can pass me the newspaper.
c) Should the student report the incident?
The student should report the incident.
d) What did you eat for lunch?
You eat what for lunch.
e) Who should this be reported to?
This should be reported to whom.
f) What was Helen bringing to the party?
Helen was bringing what to the party.
《新编简明英语语言学教程》第二版 第4章 练习题 参考答案 Chapter 4 Syntax
1. What is syntax?
Syntax is a branch of linguistics that studies how words are combined to form sentences and the rules that govern the formation of sentences.
2. What is phrase structure rule?
The grammatical mechanism that regulates the arrangement of elements (i.e. specifiers, heads, and complements) that make up a phrase is called a phrase structure rule.
The phrase structural rule for NP, VP, AP, and PP can be written as follows:
NP → (Det) N (PP) ...
VP → (Qual) V (NP) ...
AP → (Deg) A (PP) ...
PP → (Deg) P (NP) ...
We can formulate a single general phrasal structural rule in which X stands for the head N, V, A or P.
3. What is category? How to determine a word's category?
Category refers to a group of linguistic items which fulfill the same or similar functions in a particular language such as a sentence, a noun phrase or a verb.
To determine a word's category, three criteria are usually employed, namely meaning, inflection and distribution.
若详细回答，则要加上：
Word categories often bear some relationship with its meaning. The meanings associated with nouns and verbs can be elaborated in various ways. The property or attribute of the entities denoted by nouns can be elaborated by adjectives. For example, when we say that pretty lady, we are attributing the property ‘pretty’ to the lady designated by the noun. Similarly, the properties and attributes of the actions, sensations and states designated by verbs can typically be denoted by adverbs. For example, in Jenny left quietly the adverb quietly indicates the manner of Jenny's leaving.
The second criterion to determine a word's category is inflection. Words of different categories take different inflections. Such nouns as boy and desk take the plural affix -s. Verbs such as work and help take past tense affix -ed and progressive affix -ing. And adjectives like quiet and clever take comparative affix -er and superlative affix -est. Although inflection is very helpful in determining a word's category, it does not always suffice. Some words do not take inflections. For example, nouns like moisture, fog, do not usually take plural suffix -s and adjectives like frequent, intelligent do not take comparative and superlative affixes -er and -est.
The last and more reliable criterion of determining a word's category is its distribution. That is what type of elements can co-occur with a certain word. For example, nouns can typically appear with a determiner like the girl and a card, verbs with an auxiliary such as should stay and will go, and adjectives with a degree word such as very cool and too bright.
A word's distributional facts together with information about its meaning and inflectional capabilities help identify its syntactic category.
4. What is coordinate structure and what properties does it have?
The structure formed by joining two or more elements of the same type with the help of a conjunction is called coordinate structures.
It has (或写Conjunction exhibits) four important properties:
1) There is no limit on the number of coordinated categories that can appear prior to the conjunction.
2) A category at any level (a head or an entire XP) can be coordinated.
3) Coordinated categories must be of the same type.
4) The category type of the coordinate phrase is identical to the category type of the elements being conjoined.
5. What elements does a phrase contain and what role does each element play?
A phrase usually contains the following elements: head, specifier and complement. Sometimes it also contains another kind of element termed modifier.
Head:
Head is the word around which a phrase is formed.
Specifier:
Specifier has both special semantic and syntactic roles. Semantically, it helps to make more precise the meaning of the head. Syntactically, it typically marks a phrase boundary.
Complement:
Complements are themselves phrases and provide information about entities and locations whose existence is implied by the meaning of the head.
Modifier:
Modifiers specify optionally expressible properties of the heads.
6. What is deep structure and what is surface structure?
There are two levels of syntactic structure. The first, formed by the XP rule in accordance with the head's subcategorization properties, is called deep structure (or D-structure). The second, corresponding to the final syntactic form of the sentence which results from appropriate transformations, is called surface structure (or S-structure).
第7—13小题 大部分要求画树形图，这里省略。
以下提供《教程》第一版Chapter 4 Syntax的练习题及参考答案。（只作初步的的成分划分，未画树形图, 仅供参考）：
1. Indicate the category of each word in the following sentences.
a) The old lady suddenly left.
Det A N Adv V
b) The car stopped at the end of the road.
Det N V P Det N P Det N
c) The snow might have blocked the road.
Det N Aux Infl V Det N
d) He never appears quite mature.
Pron Qual V Deg A
2. The following phrases include a head, a complement, and a specifier. Draw the appropriate tree structure for each. XP(AP) → head (full) A + complement (of people) PP XP(NP) → specifier (a) Det + head (story) N + complement (about a sentimental girl) PP XP(VP) specifier (often) Qual + head (read) V + complement (detective stories) NP XP(NP) specifier (the) Det + head (argument) N + complement (against the proposals) PP move v.
XP(VP) → head (move) V + modifier ( towards the window) PP （此短语无specifier） move n.
XP(NP) → head (move) N + complement (towards the window) PP （此短语无specifier）
3. Draw phrase structure trees for each of the following sentences.
a) The jet landed.
S → NP (The jet) + VP (landed)
b) Marie became very ill.
S → NP (Marie) + VP (became very ill)
c) What will you talk about?
S → NP (you) + Infl (will) + VP (talk about what)
Move Infl to the left of the subject NP.
Move the wh-phrase to the beginning of the sentence.
d) The apple might hit the man.
S → NP (The apple) + Infl (might) + VP (hit the man)
e) He often reads detective stories.
S → NP (He) + VP (often reads detective stories)
4. The following sentences contain modifiers of various types. For each sentence, first identify the modifier(s), then draw the tree structures.（斜体的为名词的修饰语，划底线的为动词的修饰语） a) A frightened passenger landed the crippled airplane.
b) A huge c) An unusuald) A quaint old5. The following sentences all contain conjoined categories. Draw a tree structure for each of the sentences. （划底线的为并列的范畴）
6. The following sentences all contain embedded clauses that function as complements of a verb, an adjective, a preposition or a noun. Draw a tree structure for each sentence.
.（此句有两个层面的嵌入从句） 7. Each of the following sentences contains a relative clause. Draw the deep structure and the surface structure trees for each of these sentences.
8. The derivations of the following sentences involve the inversion transformation. Give the deep structure and the surface structure of each of these sentences. （斜体的为深层结构，普通字体的为表层结构）
a) Would you come tomorrow?
You would come tomorrow.
b) Can you pass me the newspaper?
You can pass me the newspaper.
c) Should the student report the incident?
The student should report the incident.
d) What did you eat for lunch?
You eat what for lunch.
e) Who should this be reported to?
This should be reported to whom.
f) What was Helen bringing to the party?
Helen was bringing what to the party.