[Introduction to Linguistics] Constituency Tests

Sdílet
Vložit
  • čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
  • We introduce the notion of constituents and talk about 4 different constituency tests. Substitution test, movement test, question and answer test, do so test.
    LIKE AND SHARE THE VIDEO IF IT HELPED!
    Support me on Patreon: bit.ly/2EUdAl3
    Visit our website: TrevTutor.com
    Subscribe on CZcams: bit.ly/1vWiRxW
    Like us on Facebook: on. 1vWwDRc
    #Linguistics #Syntax #Morphology #Phonetics #Phonology #Semantics #Language
    -Playlists-
    Introduction to Linguistics: • Introduction to Lingui...
    Syntax: • Syntax
    Phonology: • Phonology
    -Recommended Textbooks-
    Language Files: Materials for an Introduction to Language and Linguistics: amzn.to/3nYrO89
    Contemporary Linguistic Analysis (O'Grady and Archibald): amzn.to/2HibGxC
    Understanding Phonology: amzn.to/2HdQcBM
    Understanding Syntax: amzn.to/3k7777C
    Understanding Morphology: amzn.to/3nZuX7G
    The Sounds of Language: An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology: amzn.to/3lT8kA3
    Syntax: A Generative Introduction: amzn.to/3m2GUb7
    Core Syntax: A Minimalist Approach: amzn.to/37jFeWm
    Hello, welcome to TheTrevTutor. I'm here to help you learn your college courses in an easy, efficient manner. If you like what you see, feel free to subscribe and follow me for updates. If you have any questions, leave them below. I try to answer as many questions as possible. If something isn't quite clear or needs more explanation, I can easily make additional videos to satisfy your need for knowledge and understanding.

Komentáře • 47

  • @animegirl8953
    @animegirl8953 Před 4 lety +152

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

    • @Reirei0
      @Reirei0 Před 3 lety +9

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

  • @callielehman6257
    @callielehman6257 Před 5 lety +32

    Thank you! Linguistics finals tomorrow...

  • @user-yy6os4jr5k
    @user-yy6os4jr5k Před 4 lety +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.

  • @smartlee9042
    @smartlee9042 Před 2 lety +4

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

  • @gidrengidrenovi4538
    @gidrengidrenovi4538 Před 3 lety +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.

  • @aleksanderasimov4899
    @aleksanderasimov4899 Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @yassinelemzaouak8750
    @yassinelemzaouak8750 Před 5 lety +2

    Thanks a lot

  • @deborahkesmen4626
    @deborahkesmen4626 Před 2 lety +1

    Does this test apply to ambiguous sentences?

  • @bochrachedli8293
    @bochrachedli8293 Před 5 lety +2

    thank you💗

  • @margaritabeloka4440
    @margaritabeloka4440 Před 4 lety

    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?

  • @strawberryjam3476
    @strawberryjam3476 Před 4 dny

    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 😪

  • @ashsoulmate
    @ashsoulmate Před 2 lety

    thank you so much!

  • @jasim2655
    @jasim2655 Před 5 lety +3

    Well done teacher

  • @elyahyaoui8347
    @elyahyaoui8347 Před 3 lety +1

    What is coordination test please?

  • @forcanal-shami4443
    @forcanal-shami4443 Před 4 lety +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 Před 2 lety

      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!

    • @marje9608
      @marje9608 Před 4 měsíci

      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

  • @sarahku449
    @sarahku449 Před 2 lety

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

  • @ttgurpinar5527
    @ttgurpinar5527 Před rokem

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

  • @hinddawi7920
    @hinddawi7920 Před 3 lety +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 Před 2 lety

      Please tell the answer if you know . Thank you ❤️

  • @rumeysadinc7916
    @rumeysadinc7916 Před 3 lety +9

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

    • @cumcumbruh
      @cumcumbruh Před 2 lety

      Same here, I used an audio booster

  • @maratl8838
    @maratl8838 Před 5 lety +1

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

    • @yifanyang4903
      @yifanyang4903 Před 5 lety +1

      Marat Loikov definitely yes

    • @tyabmohammad6485
      @tyabmohammad6485 Před 4 lety

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

    • @user-yy6os4jr5k
      @user-yy6os4jr5k Před 4 lety

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

    • @tyabmohammad6485
      @tyabmohammad6485 Před 4 lety

      @@user-yy6os4jr5k 'The key' would be the constituent - as it can be replaced by a determiner e.g that or this comprising of the entire NP

    • @user-yy6os4jr5k
      @user-yy6os4jr5k Před 4 lety

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

  • @grayson7356
    @grayson7356 Před 3 lety +4

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

    • @cumcumbruh
      @cumcumbruh Před 2 lety +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.

  • @tomkot
    @tomkot Před 4 lety

    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 Před 4 lety

      but that changes the meaning of the sentence.

    • @user-yy6os4jr5k
      @user-yy6os4jr5k Před 4 lety

      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 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @animeeve7662
    @animeeve7662 Před 2 lety

    I'm sort of confused, Isn't "they" a pronoun, how come it's a noun phrase?

  • @MiladBihamta
    @MiladBihamta Před 4 lety

    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  Před 4 lety +3

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

  • @endeavouracademy4507
    @endeavouracademy4507 Před 4 lety +2

    He made me a coffee . Is a coffee? Constituent

  • @maiab-w8733
    @maiab-w8733 Před 3 lety

    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 Před 4 lety +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 Před 2 lety

    habla mas fuerte

  • @jasim2655
    @jasim2655 Před 5 lety +1

    Well done teacher

    • @anthonypeltier4039
      @anthonypeltier4039 Před 4 lety

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