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- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Canada_College/Essentials_of_Linguistics_Remix_2.0/06%3A_Meaning-_Semantics_and_Pragmatics/6.04%3A_Events_and_thematic_rolesThis chapter discusses the different types of meaning in linguistics and how lexical meaning is understood in the mind. It explores semantic competence in language users by asking key questions about ...This chapter discusses the different types of meaning in linguistics and how lexical meaning is understood in the mind. It explores semantic competence in language users by asking key questions about how words form meaningful combinations, the sensitivity of linguistic meaning to different information types, and variation in semantic parameters across languages.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Canada_College/Essentials_of_Linguistics_Remix_2.0/05%3A_Phrases-_Syntax/5.11%3A_GrammaticalityThe page discusses the concept of grammaticality in language, focusing on the relationship between syntax and semantics. Grammaticality refers to a sentence's structural correctness regardless of its ...The page discusses the concept of grammaticality in language, focusing on the relationship between syntax and semantics. Grammaticality refers to a sentence's structural correctness regardless of its meaning. Noam Chomsky's theories highlight the distinction, exemplified by "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously," grammatically correct but semantically nonsensical.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Canada_College/Essentials_of_Linguistics_Remix_2.0/05%3A_Phrases-_Syntax/5.06%3A_From_constituency_to_tree_diagramsThis section introduces formal notation of tree diagrams for making specific claims about sentence structures. It discusses phrase structure rules, which form the basis of generative syntax, a theory ...This section introduces formal notation of tree diagrams for making specific claims about sentence structures. It discusses phrase structure rules, which form the basis of generative syntax, a theory developed by Chomsky in 1957. Various rules for constructing noun phrases (NP), verb phrases (VP), and prepositional phrases (PP) are described through examples.
