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# morphology and syntax
-Morphology is the study of **word formation**.<br>
-Syntax is the study of **sentence formation**.<br>
+Morphology is the study of word formation. Syntax is the study of sentence formation.<br>
Specifically, both morphology and syntax focus on **structure**.
-The distinction between syntax and morphology varies across languages. They can be considered to form an overarching **morphosyntactic** theory.
+The distinction between syntax and morphology varies cross-linguistically.<br>
+They can be considered to form an overarching **morphosyntactic** theory.
-## Summary
+## summary
> Be warned! These notes are incomplete and almost certainly somewhat inaccurate. Proceed at your own risk.
@@ -47,11 +47,21 @@ The distinction between syntax and morphology varies across languages. They can
- Raising & Control [SKS 9]
- References
-## Morphology
+## history
-...
+### a wrong approach: phrase structure rules
+
+## morphology
+
+### syntactic categories
+
+### compositionality
-## Notation
+### headedness
+
+## basic ideas
+
+## notation
So far, we've been discussing syntax and giving examples using somewhat informal notation. We now formalize this notation.
@@ -63,26 +73,26 @@ It cannot be emphasized enough that notational conventions are *just that*: nota
```forest
[XP
- [X [(head)]]
- [Y [(complement)]]]
+ [X (head)]
+ [Y (complement)]]
```
```forest
[XP
- [Y [(complement)]]
- [X [(head)]]]
+ [Y (complement)]
+ [X (head)]]
```
```forest
[X
- [Y_X [(left adjunct)]]
- [X [(head)]]]
+ [Y_X (left adjunct)]
+ [X (head)]]
```
```forest
[X
- [X [(head)]]
- [Y_X [(right adjunct)]]]
+ [X (head)]
+ [Y_X (right adjunct)]]
```
...
@@ -94,11 +104,12 @@ It cannot be emphasized enough that notational conventions are *just that*: nota
As such, we may represent phrases with the
**Head-Initial Phrases**
+
![`[X [X_Y (head)] [Y (complement)]]`](head-initial.png)
<details markdown="block">
<summary>LaTeX</summary>
-```latex
+```forest
\begin{forest}
[$X$
[$X_Y$ [(head)]]
@@ -109,11 +120,12 @@ As such, we may represent phrases with the
</details>
**Head-Final Phrases**
+
![`[X [Y (complement)] [X_Y (head)]]`](head-final.png)
<details markdown="block">
<summary>LaTeX</summary>
-```latex
+```forest
\begin{forest}
[$X$
[$Y$ [(complement)]]
@@ -126,11 +138,12 @@ As such, we may represent phrases with the
Recall that adjuncts are able to appear on either side of their head. Also recall that adjuncts *select* for their head. We indicate this in our labeling: adjuncts, like heads, have their selectional requirements marked, but do not propagate their type. While certain constructions may lead to notational ambiguity - an adjunct and a head of the same type, specifically - this is rare enough (only really occurring with adverbs) that we take the convenience of BPS notation regardless.
**Left Adjuncts**
+
![`[X [Y_X (left adjunct)] [X (head)]]`](left-adjunct.png)
<details markdown="block">
<summary>LaTeX</summary>
-```latex
+```forest
\begin{forest}
[$X$
[$Y_X$ [(left adjunct)]]
@@ -141,11 +154,12 @@ Recall that adjuncts are able to appear on either side of their head. Also recal
</details>
**Right Adjuncts**
+
![`[X [X (head)] [Y_X (right adjunct)]]`](right-adjunct.png)
<details markdown="block">
<summary>LaTeX</summary>
-```latex
+```forest
\begin{forest}
[$X$
[$X$ [(head)]]
@@ -161,7 +175,7 @@ As a reminder, English is not consistently head-initial. Subjects ("specifiers")
<details markdown="block">
<summary>LaTeX</summary>
-```latex
+```forest
\begin{forest}
[$X$
[$Y$ [(specifier)]]
@@ -181,7 +195,34 @@ The lexicon and structure are blended in bare phrase structure. This is useful,
...
+## Merge
+
+### projection
+
+### selection
+
+### silent heads
+
+## Move
+
+### head movement
+
+### wh-movement
+
+### vP shells
+
+## Agree
+
+### theta roles
+
+### locality
+
+### binding
+
+### raising and control
+
## References
- ✨ [An Introduction to Syntactic Analysis and Theory](https://annas-archive.org/md5/11bbf70ff9259025bc6985ba3fa4083b)
- MIT 24.902: [2017](https://web.mit.edu/norvin/www/24.902/24902.html), [2015](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/24-902-language-and-its-structure-ii-syntax-fall-2015/), [2003](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/24-902-language-and-its-structure-ii-syntax-fall-2003/)
+