Syntactic linkage refers to how words and phrases are linked together to form coherent sentences. Agreement involves words matching in grammatical features like number, gender, and case. Common types of agreement include person, number, gender, and case. For example, subjects and verbs must agree in number so "the dog growls" but "the dogs growl". Pronouns show agreement through nominative, genitive, and accusative cases. Verb forms also must agree with subjects and indefinite pronouns typically take singular verbs.
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1. Syntatic linkage
Use by speaker to signal wich words can be linked to
form a pharse and wich pharases can be linked to
form coherent clauses
2. Agreement
it is form of cross reference between different
contituents of a sentence or phrase
the aggrement base on overt grammatical numbers
formal agrement
example :
she works
In contrast notional agreement is based on meaning
Example :
this class is large
the class are discussing abut new rules
3. Common type of agreement
grammatical person :
i am versus he is
Grammatical number:
one car versus two car iam versus we are
Grammatical gender :
jenny loves her cat vs jimmy love his cat
Grammatical case :
i told him versus he told me
4. Subject and verbs must agree in number :
The dog growls when he is angry
The dogs growl when they angry
When sentences start with there or here the
subject will always be placed after the verb :
There is a problem with the balance sheet
here the papers you requested
5. Make sure you accurately identify the subject before deciding
on the proper verb form to use :
Does lefty ussually eat grass
where are the pieces of this puzzels
When the gerunds are used as the subject of the sentence
they take singular verb form but when they are linked by and
they take the plural form
Standing in the water was a bad idea
swimming in the ocean and playing drums are my hobbies
Indenfinite pronouns typically take singular verbs
Everybody wants to be love
Except for the pronouns few many several both all some that
always take the plural form
Few were left alive after the flood
6. GOVERNMENT
GOVERTMENT
Govertment in english grammar can befound in
case
Case refers to grammatical relathionship of nuns or
pronouns with other words in a clause or sentence
Pronouns show three case distinctions
Nonimative (subjective)
I, you , he , she , it , we , they
Genitive ( possesive )
My , your , his , her , our , their
Accusative ( objective )
Me, you, him, her, us, them
7. NUMBER and PERSON LINKAGE
(12) Latin
a. reks legit
the-king is-reading
b. reges legunt
the-kings are-reading
In (12a), reks is singular and the verb leg- (read) has the suffix
-it, which
is singular. In (12b), reges is plural and leg- has the suffix -unt,
which is
plural. The traditional formula is that the verb agrees with the
subject
noun in number (and person).
8. For and against verb phrases
The central word is the head and the other words and phrases are its
modifiers, which typically occur next to their head. Such phrases
move around together, can be replaced by a single word and can be
ellipted. Example:
(1) The Ethel that we knew and loved has left just packed her bags and
walked out.
(2) Emma insulted Miss Bates and annoyed Mr Knightley.
9. Verb, core, nucleus and periphery
Adverbs are a very large and heterogeneous class, and in at
least one construction the middle construction adverbs
of manner seem to be obligatory with some verbs.
For example, Her new book reads well is quite acceptable but
Her new book reads is not acceptable.
10. The split between nucleus and periphery is sometimes
replaced by a three-way split between core, nucleus and
periphery. The core of a clause is the verb, the nucleus is the
verb plus complements as described above, and the
periphery is also as described above.
11. Examples are given in (9)(11)
(9) Latin
a. pugnatur
was-fought There was fighting
b. tonuit
thundered There was thunder
(10) Turkish
konus, ul maz [one word]
spoken Passive Negative It is not spoken, i.e. No speaking
(11) Luganda (Africa Bantu language)
a li gi goba [one word]
she Future it chase She will chase it (a chicken)