Terminology
Phrases
XP- indicates a Phrase
S-sentence TP-Tense Phrase (sentence) DP- Determiner Phrase NP- Noun Phrase AP-Adjective Phrase VP-Verb Phrase AdvP-Adverbial Phrase PP- Prepositional Phrase |
Heads
X-indicates a head (main part) of a phrase
T-tense aspect marker D-determiner (a, an, the, many) N-noun A-adjective (modifies a noun) Deg.-degree (modifies adjective: very) V-verb Adv-adverb (modifies a verb) P- preposition (relation to time, space, location: in, at, on, near) |
X' Tree Basic Tree
Subject- The DP
Predicate-The VP
Motherhood-controls or commands the nodes below which are daughters
X is the mother of Y if and only if (iff) X is on the left side of the PSR and Y is on the right
Y is the daughter of X if X is the mother of Y
Sisterhood-the daughters that share the same mother node and are beside each other
X is the sister of Y iff they share the same mother or both occur on the right side of the same PSR
For example TP is the mother of DP and T'
DP and T' are sisters to each other and daughters of TP
S is the mother of NP and VP; NP and VP are sisters
Complement-completes the meaning of the sentence and is obligatory
Adjunct-modifies the sentence, is optional, refers to the manner, place, time
Predicate-The VP
Motherhood-controls or commands the nodes below which are daughters
X is the mother of Y if and only if (iff) X is on the left side of the PSR and Y is on the right
Y is the daughter of X if X is the mother of Y
Sisterhood-the daughters that share the same mother node and are beside each other
X is the sister of Y iff they share the same mother or both occur on the right side of the same PSR
For example TP is the mother of DP and T'
DP and T' are sisters to each other and daughters of TP
S is the mother of NP and VP; NP and VP are sisters
Complement-completes the meaning of the sentence and is obligatory
Adjunct-modifies the sentence, is optional, refers to the manner, place, time