Syntax Homework 2

Jelena Savić 2021/0632
Homework 1
Task 1: Identify the construction type and the syntactic level
very lonely – ENDO, SUB, Attr 1st; AdjP

ice cold – ENDO, SUB, Centre 1st; AdjP
despite her offer – EXO, DIR, Prep; PrepP
unless you do something quickly – EXO, DIR, CONJ; Dependant clause
grew impatient – EXO, PRED; VP
won the election easily – ENDO, SUB, Discontinuous Centre
road safety experts – ENDO, SUB, Attr 1st; NP
sink or swim – ENDO, COOR, ALT
will never return – ENDO, SUB, Discontinuous Centre
wrote a term paper on endocentric constructions – EXO, DIR, PREP; PrepP
wrote several poems over the weekend – ENDO, SUB, Centre 1st
Asia Minor – ENDO, COOR, APPO; NP
wrote a book and directed a film – ENDO, COOR, ADD; VP
strawberry red – ENDO, SUB, Attr 1st; AdjP
heir apparent ENDO, SUB, Centre 1st; NP
throughout the twentieth century – EXO, DIR, PREP; PrepP
as good as it gets – ENDO, SUB, Discontinuous Attribute
without his strong arguments – EXO, DIR, PREP; PrepP
something completely different – ENDO, SUB, Attr 1st; NP
if the meeting gets boring - ENDO, SUB, Attr 1st; VP
If you want, we shall leave. -ENDO, SUB, Attr 1st; Complex Sentence
we shall leave - ENDO, SUB, Centre 1st; VP
brave and honest people ENDO, COOR, ADD
knows everything she needs to know - ENDO, SUB, Centre 1st; VP
insofar that it is part of a thought-provoking narrative – EXO, DIR, CONJ
Task 2: Provide your own examples for all subtypes of ENDOCENTRIC and
EXOCENTRIC constructions (5 examples each) and state the syntactic level to
which the examples belong
ENDOCENTRIC
Additive: apples and oranges, two cats and three dogs, bright and sunny, ran marathons
and lifted weights, fresh and organic
Alternative: the blue or the green shirt, breakfast or brunch, study for the exam or take a
break , cook dinner or order takeout, relaxing or adventurous,
Appositive: the, Queen Elisabeth, an experienced carpenter,
Attribute 1st: beautiful flowers, fragrant herbs, cooking dinner, baking cookies,
Centre 1st: flowers, beautiful and fragrant, students, smart and dedicated, writing poetry,
Secretary General,
Discontinuous attribute: too good to be true, too little too late, a better plan than yours, as
cool as a cucumber, as poor as a church mouse,
EXOCENTRIC
Directive:
- Objective- wrote a story, made a meal, told a lie, stitched her blanket, bought a ticket
- Prepositional- At the corner, across the world, out of sight, after many days, around the
globe
- Conjunctive- as you wish, since it’s your birthday, sweet but deadly, although it was
snowing, both sweet and sour,
Connective: is an actor, appears downtrodden, is a huge loss, was interested in astrology,
became famous,
Predicative: all genders are equal, off they go, He got there in one piece, he bought a coat
and gave it to her, Knowledge kills
Homework 2
Task 1: Apply ICA to show syntactic ambiguity in the following sentence
Her new husband is a Greek wine merchant
Her new husband is a Greek wine merchant

The dog bit the woman in the bathroom
The dog bit the woman in the bathroom
A British Tornado pilot survived a crash
A British Tornado pilot survived a crash
Henry photographed a woman with a cell phone
Henry photographed a woman with a cell phone
Their professional development strategy failed

Their professional development strategy failed
Jim wrote a complex article review
Jim wrote a complex article review
Task 2: Provide ten examples of syntactically ambiguous sentences and consider

whether the syntactic ambiguity can be shown by means of ICA in all cases
I saw the man with the telescope
I saw the man with the telescope
The man who whistles tunes pianos

The man who whistles tunes pianos
I convinced her children are noisy
I convinced her children are noisy
The mouse ate the cheese under the table
The mouse ate the cheese under the table
I met a number of old friends and acquaintances.
I met a number of old friends and acquaintances.
She loves her book more than her dog – the scope of comparison; no ICA
I saw the painting on the wall walking down the corridor.
I saw the painting on the wall walking down the corridor.
We saw the elephants driving through the safari.
We saw the elephants driving through the safari.
I saw the bug on the leaf with the microscope.
I saw the bug on the leaf with the microscope.
The man saw the mountain biking with his friends.

The man saw the mountain biking with his friends
Task 3: Garden-path sentences
The complex problem wasn't easy for the students solved

The old man the boats
The complex houses married and single soldiers and their families
The cotton clothing is usually made of grows in Mississippi
The professor talked about the history of the subject bored the students

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Task 1: Identify the construction type and the syntactic level

very lonely – ENDO, SUB, Attr 1st; AdjP

Her new husband is a Greek wine merchant

Her new husband is a Greek wine merchant

The dog bit the woman in the bathroom

A British Tornado pilot survived a crash

A British Tornado pilot survived a crash

Henry photographed a woman with a cell phone

Henry photographed a woman with a cell phone

Their professional development strategy failed

Jim wrote a complex article review

Jim wrote a complex article review

Task 2: Provide ten examples of syntactically ambiguous sentences and consider

I saw the man with the telescope

The man who whistles tunes pianos

I convinced her children are noisy

I convinced her children are noisy

The mouse ate the cheese under the table

The mouse ate the cheese under the table

I met a number of old friends and acquaintances.

I met a number of old friends and acquaintances.

I saw the painting on the wall walking down the corridor.

We saw the elephants driving through the safari.

We saw the elephants driving through the safari.

I saw the bug on the leaf with the microscope.

I saw the bug on the leaf with the microscope.

The man saw the mountain biking with his friends.

Task 3: Garden-path sentences

The complex problem wasn't easy for the students solved

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