Drawing Tree diagrams

[linroy_png]

Hi everyone,

Exactly, how do we draw the tree diagrams on phrase structures which are more complicated;involving noun clauses, and embedded prepositional phrases?

Thank you...

[DCPaco]

I'm guessing you are referring to: Phrase structure rules.

This link should help you:

http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~bhatt/lin380l-f03/l2.pdf

Also, this article from Wikipedia explains the process more in depth--including adjectival phrases and prepositional phrases. Remember that this is recursive, so there is bound to be a place in the tree where you will revert to the basic NP (noun phrase) structure.

Phrase structure rules - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Good luck!

[linroy_png]

Hi again,
Thank you so much! It has given the much-desired confidence to prepare for my coming exam.


Regards...

[DCPaco]

Originally Posted by linroy_png

Hi again,
Thank you so much! It has given the much-desired confidence to prepare for my coming exam.


Regards...

You're welcome and good luck!

Paco

[kpira]

Hello!

During my last class we were learning ow to draw it and I think very usefull is book by Virginia Evans ” An Introduction to Language"

[StudentOfLinguistics]

Well, I recommend you to read a book named Syntax by Andrew Carnie....There're some explicit rules in the book that tell you how to draw a tree diagram correctly. you can learn the rules step by step, and there are lots of examples there :)
If you want I can write you some of the important rules :)

Good Luck