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= Short description of the project =
= Short description of the project =
* Difference between attributive and predicative adjectives
* Video (lexical entries of both types of adjectives)
* Tasks


= Produced material =
= Produced material =
== Difference between predicative and attributive adjectives ==
* attributive adjectives are used right before the noun they qualify
* predicative adjectives come after ''to be'' or similar verbs such as ''become'' and ''seem''
* most adjectives can be both attributive and predicative (e.g. the ''blue'' sky - the sky is ''blue'')
* some adjectives work only one way (e.g. He is a ''mere'' boy - *The boy is ''mere'' (attributive-only adjective) '''or''' The baby is ''asleep'' - *The ''asleep'' Baby (predicative-only adjective))
==The Model based on "Friends"==
For our world, we use the characters of the American television sitcom "Friends", which aired on American television from 1994 to 2004. The sitcom deals with six friends living in New York City.
'''Individuals:'''
* Chandler (executive in statistical analysis and data reconfiguration and the husband of Monica)
* Rachel (waitress, who has an on-again/off-again relationship with Ross)
* Ross (paleontologist, who is the brother of Monica and in an on-again/off-again relationship with Rachel)
* Monica (chef, who is the sister of Ross and the wife of Chandler)
* Joey (actor, who lives together with Chandler)
* Phoebe (masseuse and self-taught musician)
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== Video ==
After having watched the video, work on the following tasks


== Task 1==
== Task 1==
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{  
{  
| typ="()" }
| typ="()" }
| attributive | predicative  
| '''attributive''' | '''predicative'''
-+ Phoebe is pregnant with twins
-+ '''Phoebe is pregnant with twins'''
+- Rachel is a former waitress
|| Predicative adjectives come after a verb
-+ Joey feels faint
+- '''Rachel is a former waitress'''
|| Faint describes a health status and therefore it is a predicative adjective
|| The adjective ''former'' can be used only in attributive position because it is related to its adverb (formerly)
-+ Chandler was very hungry after work
-+ '''Joey feels faint'''
+- Monica wears a summer dress
|| ''Faint'' is a health adjective (such as ill and well). These groups of adjectives can only occur predicative.
+- Ross buys a 30-inch-long monkey
-+ '''Chandler was very hungry after work'''
|| Predicative adjectives come after a verb
+- '''Monica wears a summer dress'''
|| Names of materials, substances, etc. resemble adjectives. Words like ''summer'' behave like adjectives in this one way (summer dress).
|| They do not have comparative or superlative forms. They cannot be modified by very.
+- '''Ross buys a 30-inch-long monkey'''
|| The entire adjectival measure phrases can appear before a noun.
|| Be careful: When they do, the noun is in its singular form, regardless of the cardinal number expressed.
</quiz>
</quiz>


== Task 2 ==
'''Consider the following sentences.'''
# For '''each''' of these, provide the syntactic structure.
# Write down the logical forms.
# Provide a full analysis of the sentences, indicating following values: PHON, HEAD, PRED PLUS, ARG-ST, MOD, DR, INCONT, PARTS.
a. Chandler is humorous.
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'''Check your answer'''
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# Syntactic structure: [[File:tree_1.png|options|caption]]
# Logical form: humorous <sub>1</sub> (chandler)
# Lexical entry:
{|
|
|''humorous''
|-
|PHON
|&nbsp;< ''humorous'' >
|-
|HEAD
|&nbsp;''adjective''
|-
|PRED
|&nbsp;<''plus''>
|-
|ARG-ST
|&nbsp;<NP[DR [c]] >
|-
|MOD
|&nbsp;< >
|-
|DR
|&nbsp; [a]
|-
|INCONT
|&nbsp; [b]
|-
|PARTS
|&nbsp;<[a]'''humorous'''<sub>1</sub>, [b]'''humorous'''<sub>1</sub>([a], [c]) >&nbsp;&nbsp;
|-
|}
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b. The blonde waitress .
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'''Check your answer'''
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
# Syntactic structure: [[File:tree_2.png|options|caption]]
# Logical form: waitress <sub>1</sub> (blonde)
# Lexical entry:
{|
|
|''blonde''
|-
|PHON
|&nbsp;< ''blonde'' >
|-
|HEAD
|&nbsp;''adjective''
|-
|PRED
|&nbsp;<''minus''>
|-
|ARG-ST
|&nbsp;<NP[DR [c]] >
|-
|MOD
|&nbsp;< >
|-
|DR
|&nbsp; [a]
|-
|INCONT
|&nbsp; [b]
|-
|PARTS
|&nbsp;<[a]'''blonde'''<sub>1</sub>, [b]'''blonde'''<sub>1</sub>([a], [c]), ϕ∧ɣ>&nbsp;&nbsp;
|-
|}




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Participants

  • Ekram Aghdoube
  • Hana Hashi

Short description of the project

  • Difference between attributive and predicative adjectives
  • Video (lexical entries of both types of adjectives)
  • Tasks

Produced material

Difference between predicative and attributive adjectives

  • attributive adjectives are used right before the noun they qualify
  • predicative adjectives come after to be or similar verbs such as become and seem
  • most adjectives can be both attributive and predicative (e.g. the blue sky - the sky is blue)
  • some adjectives work only one way (e.g. He is a mere boy - *The boy is mere (attributive-only adjective) or The baby is asleep - *The asleep Baby (predicative-only adjective))


The Model based on "Friends"

For our world, we use the characters of the American television sitcom "Friends", which aired on American television from 1994 to 2004. The sitcom deals with six friends living in New York City.

Individuals:

  • Chandler (executive in statistical analysis and data reconfiguration and the husband of Monica)
  • Rachel (waitress, who has an on-again/off-again relationship with Ross)
  • Ross (paleontologist, who is the brother of Monica and in an on-again/off-again relationship with Rachel)
  • Monica (chef, who is the sister of Ross and the wife of Chandler)
  • Joey (actor, who lives together with Chandler)
  • Phoebe (masseuse and self-taught musician)


Video

After having watched the video, work on the following tasks

Task 1

Look at the following sentences and decide, whether the adjectives are used attributively or predicatively.


attributive predicative
Phoebe is pregnant with twins
Rachel is a former waitress
Joey feels faint
Chandler was very hungry after work
Monica wears a summer dress
Ross buys a 30-inch-long monkey


Task 2

Consider the following sentences.

  1. For each of these, provide the syntactic structure.
  2. Write down the logical forms.
  3. Provide a full analysis of the sentences, indicating following values: PHON, HEAD, PRED PLUS, ARG-ST, MOD, DR, INCONT, PARTS.


a. Chandler is humorous.

Check your answer

  1. Syntactic structure: caption
  2. Logical form: humorous 1 (chandler)
  3. Lexical entry:
humorous
PHON  < humorous >
HEAD  adjective
PRED  <plus>
ARG-ST  <NP[DR [c]] >
MOD  < >
DR   [a]
INCONT   [b]
PARTS  <[a]humorous1, [b]humorous1([a], [c]) >  

b. The blonde waitress .

Check your answer

  1. Syntactic structure: caption
  2. Logical form: waitress 1 (blonde)
  3. Lexical entry:
blonde
PHON  < blonde >
HEAD  adjective
PRED  <minus>
ARG-ST  <NP[DR [c]] >
MOD  < >
DR   [a]
INCONT   [b]
PARTS  <[a]blonde1, [b]blonde1([a], [c]), ϕ∧ɣ>  




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