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    This document discusses X-bar theory, which assumes that all phrases have the same structure made up of heads and their projections. It examines the intermediate projections in different phrases like NP, AdjP, AdvP, and PP. These intermediate projections are labeled N', Adj', Adv', and P'. The document also discusses complements, which complete the meaning of the head, and adjuncts, which extend a given category. Adjectives are considered to be adjuncts that are adjoined to a category through an adjunction structure.

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    This document discusses X-bar theory, which assumes that all phrases have the same structure made up of heads and their projections. It examines the intermediate projections in different phrases like NP, AdjP, AdvP, and PP. These intermediate projections are labeled N', Adj', Adv', and P'. The document also discusses complements, which complete the meaning of the head, and adjuncts, which extend a given category. Adjectives are considered to be adjuncts that are adjoined to a category through an adjunction structure.

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    Central Mindanao University

    Graduate School
    College of Education

    WRITTEN REPORT
    X-BAR THEORY
    (Phrases)

    Requirement in Grammatical Theories

    presented by

    VIC LYCEL T. MERTO


    MALE-English
    X-bar theory

    Phrases

    X-bar theory is widely regarded as a substantive theory of phrase structure properties in


    natural languages (Pullum,1985). It assumes that all phrases have the same structure made up of
    heads and their projections. Haegman (1991). It takes into consideration that many other kinds of
    lexical and phrasal units in language need to have an X-bar category added to their phrase
    markers.
    To describe the process, linguists noted that each kind of phrase has a head constituent
    upon which a phrase is constructed. Consider this diagram; new way of categorizing phrase
    markers allows linguists to create three levels of categories: X, X’, X’’
    Phrase X-bar unit Head

    X’’/XP X’ X
    NP N’ N
    AdjP Adj’ A
    PP P’ P
    AdvP Adv’ Adv

    To learn more about the X-bar theory, let us examine the different intermediate
    projections in each phrase.

    Intermediate Projections in NP
    We will use N’ (N-bar) to refer to the intermediate projections in NP.

    Intermediate Projections in AdjP

    We will use Adj’(Adj-bar) to refer to the intermediate projections in AdjP.


    Intermediate Projections in AdvP

    We will use Adv’(Adj-bar) to refer to the intermediate projections in AdvP.

    Intermediate Projections in PP

    We will use P’ (P-bar) to refer to the intermediate projections in PP.

    In addition to the intermediate projections let us consider the complement and the adjunct.
    A complement is a word or group of words that complete the meaning of the head (X).
    On the other hand, the adjunct means an extension of a given category.

    Adjectives are said to be adjoined to a given category in terms of adjunction structure.


    Extending a category to create a copy, hence the fact that there are two occurrences of N’. The
    newly created copy of N’ serve as the mother node for the adjoined AP, the adjunction structure
    means that AP has an ambiguous relationship with N’. AP is both the sister and the daughter of
    N’. Strange may sound from a real-life perspective, it is precisely the property of adjuncts which
    distinguishes them from complements.
    References:

    Haegeman, Liliane.1991.Introduction to Binding theory.Oxford:Basil Blackwell

    Pullum, Geoffrey K. 1985. Assuming some version of X-bar theory. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago
    Linguistic Society.

    Radford, Andrew. 1981. Transformational syntax: A student’s guide to Chomsky’s extended

    standard theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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