5 Some Phrase Structure Rules for English
For discussion of phrase structure rules, see Linguistics, chapter 5.- S -+ NP (Aux) VP
- NP -+ (Art) N (PP)
- NP + (Poss) N
- Poss + NP Poss-Affix
- NP + NP Conjunction NP
- NP -+ (Q) N (Mod)
- VP-v ({F})
- VP + V (NP) (PP)
- V -+ V Particle
- PP -+ P NP
Aux = Auxiliary
Art = Article
Poss = Possessive
Q = Quantifier
Mod = Modifier
P = Preposition