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Aspects Of Bura Noun Phrase
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1.9.1 X-BAR THEORY
X-Bar syntax replaces large
numbers of idiosyncratic rules with general principles. It captures
properties of all phrases and its bases on lexicon. The principle is
that a phrase always contains a head of the same type.
It
defines the possible phrase structure configuration of language in
general. The control notion is that each of the major lexical
categories (Noun, Verb, Preposition and Adjectives), is the head of
structure is dominated by a (phrase, Verb: verb phrase e.t.c) for
example Noun phrase (NP) is headed by a Noun. It comes after possible
constituents in the example below.
‘That house’
NP Fig. 1.9.1
Spec N’
Det N
That house
X-bar encompasses projection principle which shows how head moves to
its maximal projection. It projects the characteristics of lexical
entries into the syntax which link the D-structure to S-structure an LF
to the lexicon by specifying the possible context in which a particular
lexical item can occur projection from the head to the maximal is
shown below.
XP- Maximal projection
X'- Intermediate
X - The head
All NPs have the same two bar level structures even if specifiers and
complementizers are not actually present putting the levels of specifier
and complement together, the structure of a phrase consist of two
levels, arbituary using particular specifier and complement positions.
X" Fig. 1.9.1.2
Specified
X’
X Complement
G.B claims that these two level are necessary for all types of phrase.
X-bar theory proposes that all phrase in al langu
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