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ii. Every cat ran in the kitchen and barfed in the kitchen.S
NP
Detevery
NN
cat
VP
VPVP
V
ran
and VP
V
barfed
PPP
in
NP
Det
the
N
N
kitchenc. These tricky problems and solutions bothered the TAs.
i. These tricky problems and the solutions bothered the TAs.
S
NP
Det
these
N
N
A
tricky
N
N
problems
and N
N
solutions
VP
V
bothered
NP
Det
the
N
N
TAs
ii. These tricky problems and tricky solutions bothered the TAs.S
NP
Det
these
N
A
tricky
N
NN
problems
and NN
solutions
VP
V
bothered
NP
Det
the
N
NTAs
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Let me teach you a new sufx in English: [ bow]. Heres an example of it: [ D@ laUd-bow fEl @slijp]. A [laUdbow] is someone who is loud. Here are some more examples:
[Ngrijbow], [sAftbow], [kwaItbow], [2glijbow], [2nhpijbow] and [naIsbow]. Give methe rule for this sufx; tell me what category (part of speech) it belongs to. Give therepresentation for the word [ 2nhpijbow ] using tree notation.
Answer:
[bow] attaches to adjectives. Because the words it makes are nouns, we can tell from theRighthand Head Rule that [bow] is a noun. The parse for [ 2nhpijbow], is:
N
A
??
2n
A
hpij
N
bow
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Transcribe and syllabify the following words.(2) a. devilry:
O
d
N
E
O
v
N
I
C
l
O
N
ij b. productivity:
O
ph
N
ow
O
d
N
2
C
k
O
t hN
I
O
v
N
I
O
t
N
ijc. encrusted:
N
E
C
n
O
kh
N
2
O
s t
N
I
C
d
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Consider the following words.
gixo bar kExUd space GAfk2St waterGug glass xubik wood g2sixA airgeski turkeys gEbuk metal uSnig dirtbuxu white gkeg round kGAb cool
Compare the +consonantal
-continuant+back
sounds and the +consonantal+continuant
+back sounds and tell me whether
they are allophonically related, or constitute different phonemes. If allophones, expressthe environment in which the conversion takes place in terms of features.
Answer:
The +consonantal-continuant+back
sounds are: [k] and [g]; the +consonantal+continuant+back
sounds are [x] and [G]. Theyare allophones, and the rule is:
+consonantal-continuant
+back [+continuant ] / +vocalic+back
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Which of the following could be words of English? For each one that is impossible,tell me which phonological constraint(s) prevents it.
(3) a. [spowg]: possible word b. [@sdAN]: possible wordc. [spIsS ]: violates the constraint against two [+strident] sounds in a coda.d. [stAlk]: possible worde. [lNg1sd]: violates constraint against [-voice] [+voice] in a coda.f. [ph uwijzt]: violates constraint against [+voice] [-voice] in a coda.g. [mijnd ]: possible word
h. [sbleik1] violates constraint on three-phone onset, whichrequires the second sound to be a voiceless stop
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Give a sentence that illustrates the Coordinate Structure Constraint.
*CPC
NP
N
N
who
S
Aux
has
S
NP
N
N
she
VP
VP
VP
V
talked
PP
PP
P
to
and PP
P
about
NP
N
N
Sam
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Parse the following words into their constituent morphemes, and give the category thateach sufx belongs to.
(4) retieableness N
A
A
2bl"
V
ij V
taI
N
nEs
(5) unlikelihood N
A
2n A
laIklij
N
hUd
(6) rerouted V
V
ij V
raUt
?V
Id
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Each of the following are impossible words in English. Tell me what goes wrong witheach of them.
(1) rehappiness:violates the requirement that re attach to a verb. It isattaching either to an adjective ( happy) or a noun ( hap- piness) in this example.
(2) reroutedness:
The ed sufx is an inectional sufx, and ness is aderivational sufx. Derivational sufxes cannot be at-tached to words that have an inectional sufx inthem, and that is what has happened here.
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Which of the following pairs of sounds are phonemes in English and which allophones.For each phoneme, give me a minimal pair that illustrates their phonemic status.
(1) [T] and [z] phonemes, minimal pairs: [TiN] vs. [ziN](2) [D] and [b] phonemes, minimal pairs: [DEn] vs. [bEn](3) [l
] and [l] allophones
(4) [k] and [S] phonemes, minimal pairs: [SAt] vs. [kAt](5) [p] and [ph ] allophones(6) [] and [] phonemes, minimal pairs: [b] vs. [b]
(7) [uw] and [] phonemes, minimal pairs: [suwt] vs. [st]
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The following are some sentences from Elvish.
(1) a. BlaegElves
sturt.stink
Elves stink. b. Blaeg
Elvestilin
fowrkindining-halls
siterhands
linthe
anker.eat
Elves eat the hands in dining-hallsc. Blaeg
Elveszumsome
upon
RundagSundays
tilin
peed bed
anker.eat
Some elves eat in bed on Sundays.d. Blaek
Elf linthe
mitwith
stakercats
upon
RundagSundays
tilin
peed bed
ankter.ate
The elf ate in bed on Sundays with cats.e. Blaek
Elf zanlazy
linthe
upon
MandagSaturday
siterhands
zumsome
ankterate
The lazy elf ate some hands on Saturday.f. Blaek
Elf zanlazy
umberugly
linthe
upon
MandagSaturday
tilin
peed bed
siterhands
sunred
blinggreasy
zumsome
trastty. butcheredThe ugly lazy elf butchered some greasy red hands in bed on Saturday.
Complete the following rules for Elvish in such a way that they allow one to parse all of the sentences above.
(2) a. S NP VP b. NP N (Det)c. N N Ad. N Ne. VP (NP) Vf. VP PP VPg. PP P NP
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