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Phrase Structure: Nile Valley University
Phrase Structure: Nile Valley University
Assignment:
Phrase structure
Prepared by:
Abdelkhaleg Eltayeb Yousif Hamad
Supervisor by :
April 2020
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Phrase structure
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by a N (noun). The third rule means that a N (noun) can be
preceded by an optional AP (adjective phrase) and followed by
an optional PP (prepositional phrase). The round brackets
indicate optional constituents.
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constituent. Further, the subject NP Colorless green ideas, the
minor NP green ideas, and the VP sleep furiously are
constituents. Phrase structure rules and the tree structures that
are associated with them are a form of immediate constituent
analysis.
Top down
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Alternative approaches
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Representational grammars
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Sources