Besides distinguishing grammatical from ungrammatical sentences,
the rules of syntax account for other kinds of linguistic knowledge,
such as:
a. when a sentence is structurally ambiguous. (Cf. The boy saw the man
with a telescope.)
b. when two sentences with different structures mean the same thing.
(Cf. The father wept silently. and The father silently wept.)
c. systematic relationships of form and meaning between two sentences,
like declarative sentences and their corresponding interrogative
forms. (Cf. The boy can sleep. and Can the boy sleep?)
Draw on your linguistic knowledge of English to come up with an
example illustrating each of these cases. (Use examples that are different
from the ones in the chapter.) Explain why your example illustrates the
point. If you know a language other than English, provide examples in
that language, if possible.
1. Besides distinguishing grammatical from ungrammatical sentences the rules of syntax account for other kinds of linguistic knowledge, such as: a. when a sentence is structurally ambiguous.(Cf. The boy saw the man with a telescope.) b. when two sentences with different structures mean the same thing (Cf. The father wept silently. and The father silently wept.) c. systematic relationships of form and meaning between two sentences, like declarative sentences and their corresponding interrogative forms.(Cf. The boy can sleep. and Can the boy sleep?)
Draw on your linguistic knowledge of English to come up with an example illustrating each of these cases.(Use examples that are different from the ones in the chapter.) Explain why your example illustrates the point. If you know a language other than English, provide examples in that language, if possible.
