Introduction to Natural Language Processing (600.465)Linguistic Essentials: Syntax

The Place of Syntax

Words, Phrases, Clauses, Sentences

Words

Phrases

Noun Phrases

Adjective Phrases

Adverbial and Numerical Phrases

Prepositional Phrases

Verb Phrases

Coordination of Phrases

Ellipsis

Clauses

Gaps (Non-Continuous Constituents)

Sentences

Syntax: Representation

Phrase Structure Tree

Dependency Tree