Question

please help me these are linguistic question

f. Give an example of a verb phrase that follows the rule: VP -> V NP PP (Write a phrase that would correspond to this rule.) g. Give an example of a sentence with recursion - either VP > V S or VP > V CP. h. Using Phrase Structure rules, explain why the following sentence is not grammatical. "The ball red rolled down the hill." i. Why is the following sentence ambiguous? "John hit the child with the stick." Explain your answer by discussing different phrase structure rules. 1. What is the difference between associative meaning and conceptual meaning? Give an example of each. k. How would you explain why the following sentences are odd using semantic features? 1. The ball smoked a cigarette. 2. The table went to sleep. 1. What are the semantic roles for the four words/phrases in the sentence below? John (1) gave the ball (2) to Mary (3) in the park (4)

Answer 1

1. Pointed the man with red hat

VP- pointed

NP- The man ( the- det)

PP- with red hat

2. Mr. Smith thinks that he will run the car

3. The ball red roll down the hill

Explanation: Here the adjective 'red' is not placed at the proper place. It should be " The red ball rolls down the hill".

4. John hit the child with the stick

There are two meanings of the sentence:

• John hit the child with the help of the stick
• John hit the child who was carrying a stick