Theoretical English Grammar. Part 2. Syntax. Бочарова М.В. - 6 стр.

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events
– Has a certain intonation pattern
– Is a minimal communicative unit of
speech
– Realises Predication (Modality,
Temporality, Personality)
reality or of elements of real life situa-
tions
– Does not have intonation
– Is part of a communicative unit of
speech
– Doesn’t realise Predication
PHRASE SYNTAX
o Definitions of the phrase.
o Traditionally the phase is defined as a group of two or more notional words
functioning as a whole. Besides notional words, a phrase may contain one or
more function words.
o A phase is a grammatical and semantic unit.
o Differences in phrase structure show up in differences of meaning.
o A phrase has a grammatical structure as words in it are syntactically related.
o The two basic types of syntactic relations between words in a phrase:
coordination and subordination
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Coordinative phrases Subordinative phrases
the main type of phrase in any language
– The elements are equal in their
status
– The elements are not equal in their
status: a head word + one or more ad-
juncts
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events                                      reality or of elements of real life situa-
                                            tions
– Has a certain intonation pattern          – Does not have intonation
– Is a minimal communicative unit of        – Is part of a communicative unit of
speech                                      speech
– Realises Predication (Modality,           – Doesn’t realise Predication
Temporality, Personality)


                                PHRASE SYNTAX
o Definitions of the phrase.


o Traditionally the phase is defined as a group of two or more notional words
functioning as a whole. Besides notional words, a phrase may contain one or
more function words.


o A phase is a grammatical and semantic unit.


o Differences in phrase structure show up in differences of meaning.


o A phrase has a grammatical structure as words in it are syntactically related.


o The two basic types of syntactic relations between words in a phrase:
              coordination            and              subordination
                    �                                          �
         Coordinative phrases                        Subordinative phrases
                                            the main type of phrase in any language
– The elements are equal in their – The elements are not equal in their
status                                      status: a head word + one or more ad-
                                            juncts

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