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To what extent do lexical properties determine syntactic structures?
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To what extent do lexical properties determine syntactic structures? When answering this question we are analysing how lexical properties and syntactic structure relate to one another. In layman's terms we are discussing how the actual vocabulary of a language affects the way in which sentences are formed. Before we continue, it must be stated that the term "word" can be misleading. When that particular term is being used in this discussion, it must be taken as referring to lexical items. As such in the "word" pulled is made up of two lexical items, pull and -ed The syntactic structure of a language is presented to us principally in the form of a sentence. Sentences, or phrases, are analysed through the use of tree diagrams or labelled brackets. The lexical items, hence forth to be known as words, that make up sentences are placed hierarchically in relation to each other. Some are...
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