Analyzing Grammar: An Introduction
Noun Phrases 99
Relations. (Note: assume that the prefix labeled “gen” is inserted by a rule
of morphology.)
1. ɔi wa.
child came
‘The child came.’
2. ewo wa ɔlε.
dog came compound
‘The dog came to the compound (i.e. to the houses round one courtyard).’
3. ada wa.
father came
‘Father came.’
4. ɔi ma ewo.
child saw dog
‘The child saw the dog.’
5. ada g-ɔi εpa wa.
father gen-child two came
‘The father of the two children came.’
6. ɔi ma ewo g-ada.
child saw dog gen-father
‘The child saw the father’s dog.’
7. ɔi ma ewo εpa.
child saw dog two
‘The child saw two dogs.’
8. ada ma ewo εpa g-ɔi.
father saw dog two gen-child
‘Father saw the child’s two dogs.’
9. ɔi ma ɔlε.
child saw compound
‘The child saw the compound.’
10. ada g-ɔlε ma εhi g-ɔi.
father gen-compound saw pot gen-child
‘The compound-head (lit. father-of-compound) saw the child’s pot.’
11. ewo ma ɔi g-ada g-ɔlε.
dog saw child gen-father gen-compound
‘The dog saw the compound-head’s child.’
12. ewo εpa g-ada g-ɔlε wa.
dog two gen-father gen-compound came
‘The compound-head’s two dogs came.’
6B Bariba (Benin, W. Africa; Roberts 1999, ex. 7.5)
Write a set of PS rules which will generate the following examples, and draw
PS trees for # 9 and 10. (Note: assume that =n is a clitic post-position;
6A Agatu (Nigeria; Roberts 1999, ex. 7.4; tone not marked)
Write a set of PS rules which will generate all of the following examples, and draw PS trees for # 5, 8, and 12. Use annotations to show all Grammatical Relations