[Introduction to Linguistics] Constituency Tests

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  • @animegirl8953
    @animegirl8953 4 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    "The boys play at school" "They die"
    Well, that escalated quickly😂

    • @Reirei0
      @Reirei0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      made me laugh and im trying to do my grammar homework 😂😂😂🤧

  • @callielehman6257
    @callielehman6257 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Thank you! Linguistics finals tomorrow...

  • @李子西-p9k
    @李子西-p9k 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    like the speed you talk. i don't often speak english and i can understand what you were saying. thank you for your work.

  • @aleksanderasimov4899
    @aleksanderasimov4899 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    comin in clutch when your linguistics professor isn’t. thank you sir

  • @smartlee9042
    @smartlee9042 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    “Potatoes in the kitchen, John ate.” Master Yoda says.

  • @rumeysadinc7916
    @rumeysadinc7916 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you 🌼 Quick note: I have a hard time hearing the audio.

    • @cumcumbruh
      @cumcumbruh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here, I used an audio booster

  • @gidrengidrenovi4538
    @gidrengidrenovi4538 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What does the key do to the door which leads to the room? Opens it.
    Is this valid? It does sound intuitively right to me, at least if by "opens" it is meant "opens right now; in the process of opening". It can also be "able to open". Just like "John eats meat" could mean that he eats it right now, or that the meat is included in John's diet.
    Thanks for the video.

  • @forcanal-shami4443
    @forcanal-shami4443 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you for this super helpful lesson! Can you please help me apply pseudo clefting on this sentence:
    The student said he would pass the exam on Monday.
    Apparently, this sentence has 2 interpretations.. and we should be able to do 2 pseudo clefting tests to show the two interpretations have a different constituent structure..
    I did the first one but I can’t do the second one: what the student said he would pass was the exam on Monday. Can you please help with the second interpretation!

    • @lottiewalden5867
      @lottiewalden5867 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello! It’s been a year since you posted this so i am sure you found your answer but regardless - the second interpretation would be that the student said that someone else (a male) would pass the exam on Monday. As in, the student is using the pronoun he to refer to someone else. If in conversation someone asked, “who do you think will pass the exam?” And I, (a student) replied “he will pass the exam on Monday” then you could say - The student said he would pass there exam on Monday. Or if the other interpretation is unclear, it would be the student is saying he as himself will pass on Monday!

    • @MSE0109
      @MSE0109 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's now been 3 years but my interpretations would have been that 1. The exam is on Monday and the student meant that he will pass this very exam (which takes place on Monday) or 2. that he said that on Monday

  • @IkramAhmed-n2j
    @IkramAhmed-n2j 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Loved your explanation but I didn’t understand how “die” could be a VP??

  • @jasim2655
    @jasim2655 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well done teacher

  • @yassinelemzaouak8750
    @yassinelemzaouak8750 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks a lot

  • @maratl8838
    @maratl8838 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The key opens the door to the room.
    Is “the” a constituent if it can be substituted with “this” or “that”?

    • @yifanyang4903
      @yifanyang4903 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Marat Loikov definitely yes

    • @tyabmohammad6485
      @tyabmohammad6485 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      'The key' would be the constituent as it makes up the entire NP, e.g. This (the key) opens the door to the room.

    • @李子西-p9k
      @李子西-p9k 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tyabmohammad6485 so is it or not? (because it seems like you and abner yang gave different answers.

    • @tyabmohammad6485
      @tyabmohammad6485 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@李子西-p9k 'The key' would be the constituent - as it can be replaced by a determiner e.g that or this comprising of the entire NP

    • @李子西-p9k
      @李子西-p9k 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tyabmohammad6485 i get it. thank you for your answer.

  • @elyahyaoui8347
    @elyahyaoui8347 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What is coordination test please?

  • @strawberryjam3476
    @strawberryjam3476 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi!
    i have a question and i hope it won't sound stupid because I'm still learning:
    so, in the case of "The key opens the door to the room", if I can replace "opens the door to the room" with any verb, for example "The key breaks/closes/makes", it means that breaks/closes/makes are verb phrases? but doesn't "The key makes" sound weird if there's no logic ending? therefore, any verb that I use can be considered a constituent?
    if my question does sound stupid, I'm sorry, I just got a bit confused towards the end of the video 😪

  • @sarahku449
    @sarahku449 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    @TheTrevTutor I'm a bit concerned by how many of your examples (in other videos too) have to do with death...

  • @bochrachedli8293
    @bochrachedli8293 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    thank you💗

  • @ashsoulmate
    @ashsoulmate 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you so much!

  • @hinddawi7920
    @hinddawi7920 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can i ask about two word verb like how will you check its constituency like
    He below out the candle or he turned off the lights???

    • @onkarsingh3220
      @onkarsingh3220 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Please tell the answer if you know . Thank you ❤️

  • @deborahkesmen4626
    @deborahkesmen4626 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Does this test apply to ambiguous sentences?

  • @grayson7356
    @grayson7356 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Good evening kind sir,
    What is the purpose of this 'constituency test'?
    Thank you,
    Grayson.

    • @cumcumbruh
      @cumcumbruh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's called IC analysis, or Immediate Constituent analysis. This is done in Syntax so you can break a sentence into its immediate constituents and analyse it.

  • @ttgurpinar5527
    @ttgurpinar5527 ปีที่แล้ว

    for a phrase to be constituent does tit supposed to pass all these tests?

  • @margaritabeloka4440
    @margaritabeloka4440 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I went to the cinema last week. Is last a det? Is last week a pp or a np? And can a PP have a N, since "in the kitchen" is a PP?

  • @endeavouracademy4507
    @endeavouracademy4507 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He made me a coffee . Is a coffee? Constituent

  • @Edward_334b
    @Edward_334b 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

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  • @tomkot
    @tomkot 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    At 2:36 couldn't "Eat at school" be a valid phrase? Like an imperative, for example the teacher telling it to pupils.

    • @oktayalpkabac
      @oktayalpkabac 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      but that changes the meaning of the sentence.

    • @李子西-p9k
      @李子西-p9k 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is a valid phrase but it's not correct in such situation. when you're doing this you need to make sure the meaning of the sentence is not changed.

  • @MiladBihamta
    @MiladBihamta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please answer my question. I'm in desperate need of help. Thanks a jillion.

  • @MiladBihamta
    @MiladBihamta 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why is [theories of matter] NOT a constituent in the following sentence?
    "The new [theories of matter] are more complicated than the old ones".
    Thanks.

    • @Trevtutor
      @Trevtutor  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It is a constituent by the replacement. The new [ones] are more complicated than the old ones.

  • @maiab-w8733
    @maiab-w8733 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    are "opens the door" and "opens the door to" also constituents? q&a test "what does the key do?" "opens the door" and substitution test "the key unlocks the room"

  • @Armyboy-wq6rf
    @Armyboy-wq6rf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You're doing god's work. And by that, I mean my work. Yes, yes, I am god, in much the same way as Morgan Freeman, thank you.

  • @facundogodoy9448
    @facundogodoy9448 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    habla mas fuerte

  • @jasim2655
    @jasim2655 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well done teacher

    • @anthonypeltier4039
      @anthonypeltier4039 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      All hail, the Grand Teacher.... all hail, the Grand Teacher...