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CAS LX 522 Syntax I

CAS LX 522 Syntax I. Week 3b. Just a little bit more phology. The morphology of be. I was sleepy. You are sleepy. We are sleepy. What features does the auxiliary be have (among [±1, ±2, ±Pl, ±Past])? If be has [-1, -2, -Pl, -Past], how is it pronounced? And [-1, -2, +Pl, +Past]?.

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CAS LX 522 Syntax I

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  1. CAS LX 522Syntax I Week 3b. Just a littlebit more phology.

  2. The morphology of be • I was sleepy. • You are sleepy. • We are sleepy. • What features does the auxiliary be have (among [±1, ±2, ±Pl, ±Past])? • If be has [-1, -2, -Pl, -Past], how is it pronounced? And [-1, -2, +Pl, +Past]?

  3. The morphology of be • Consider the whole set. There are only five different pronunciations: am, are, is, was, were. How can we write a set of feature-based pronunciation rules to describe this?

  4. The morphology of be • Try it in words first. When is the [-Past] pronounced Is? Am? Are?

  5. The morphology of be • [-Past, -1, -2, -Pl] = is. • [-Past, +1, -Pl] = am. • [-Past] = are.

  6. The morphology of be Morphology often has thischaracter, where the pronunciationrules have a “specific case” and a“general case” if the specific casedoes not apply. • [-Past, -1, -2, -Pl] = is. • [-Past, +1, -Pl] = am. • [-Past] = are.

  7. The morphology of be • [-Past, -1, -2, -Pl] = is. • [-Past, +1, -Pl] = am. • [-Past] = are. Ok, your turn.What’s the rest?

  8. The morphology of be • [-Past, -1, -2, -Pl] = is. [+Past] = were • [-Past, +1, -Pl] = am. [ ] = are • [+Past, -2, -Pl] = was.

  9. The morphology of be • Ok, let’s test it out. • [-Past, -1, -2, -Pl] = is. [+Past] = were • [-Past, +1, -Pl] = am. [ ] = are • [+Past, -2, -Pl] = was. • I [+1, -2, -Pl, -Past, -N, +V, +F] ecstatic. • They [-1, -2, +Pl, +Past, -N, +V, +F] leaving. • Y’all [-1, +2, +Pl, -Past, -N, +V, +F] late.

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  11. The morphology of be • Ok, let’s test it out. • I [+1, -2, -Pl, -Past, -N, +V, +F] ecstatic. • They [-1, -2, +Pl, +Past, -N, +V, +F] leaving. • Y’all [-1, +2, +Pl, -Past, -N, +V, +F] late.

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