[Syntax] Complementizer Phrases (CPs)

We introduce Complementizers and Complentizer Phrases (CPs), as well as how to draw them.
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  • @15mice31
    @15mice31 Жыл бұрын

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    @tiberseptim8434

    4 жыл бұрын

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  • @yourway382

    @yourway382

    3 жыл бұрын

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    2 жыл бұрын

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    @MissMeghoo

    2 ай бұрын

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    @hasinivihangadesilva98766 жыл бұрын

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    @user-kl9vx6jg7k4 жыл бұрын

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  • @sebastianamado8404
    @sebastianamado84046 жыл бұрын

    Trev Tutor manages to explain Complementiser Phrases very clearly.

  • @milipianetti862
    @milipianetti8623 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your explanation! Very helpful

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    @jorgetrillo27643 жыл бұрын

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  • @maymesullivan
    @maymesullivan3 жыл бұрын

    This is very well organized, can I ask what app and/or software you used to draw?

  • @yourway382

    @yourway382

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @oliverioy9439
    @oliverioy94394 жыл бұрын

    Great job. What application are you using for the presentation? It's perfect for the virtual classes nowadays.

  • @gionnifer
    @gionnifer2 жыл бұрын

    7:15 so clutch right here, this helped so much

  • @yasirhashmi5400
    @yasirhashmi54003 жыл бұрын

    Please tell me the types of sentence s whether these sentences having embeded clause or complementizer phrases are simple or complex

  • @ZapataMac
    @ZapataMac4 жыл бұрын

    Aren't you skipping T' and T before the VP?

  • @ashsoulmate
    @ashsoulmate2 жыл бұрын

    thank you so much!

  • @k-popaddict2666
    @k-popaddict26666 жыл бұрын

    How about T -> +pst (+past tense) and "died" becomes "die"? That was stated in the book i've been studying

  • @Trevtutor

    @Trevtutor

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yes, T' and T levels are explained in other videos. The focus of this one was just to introduce CPs so I did not worry about T movement.

  • @alexandrusuteu9731
    @alexandrusuteu97314 жыл бұрын

    How do I explain the role of CP in direct and indirect questions?

  • @awa1562
    @awa15622 жыл бұрын

    I have question but first I like to thank you its clear but my question is when we draws tree diagram and write cp at the first should we delete the cp in bottom and how the structure will be ?

  • @adonskid102
    @adonskid1022 жыл бұрын

    What is TP , are they the same with IP -inflectional projection

  • @mjsaedy6637
    @mjsaedy66375 жыл бұрын

    Awesome !

  • @asadkamaljan871
    @asadkamaljan8713 жыл бұрын

    Great upload more videos on cp sir

  • @wallflowers6489
    @wallflowers64894 жыл бұрын

    Could you explain what is DP?

  • @MichaelWilliams2
    @MichaelWilliams26 жыл бұрын

    Hi Trev! Thanks for uploading the video man you are awesome! Can I ask a quick question please? How do we know which verbs must take a CP as a complement? From the patterns followed it seems to be following any linking verbs? It seems quite counter-intuitive to create complementizer phrases for particular verb types under particular circumstances. Does this hypothesus suggest creating a Complementiser Phrase for every instance of such verbs? For example in the sentences: "I do not believe it" or 'I persuaded him' or 'I think he believes me' creates a fragment clause without noun or verb phrase. Thanks

  • @Trevtutor

    @Trevtutor

    6 жыл бұрын

    "I do not believe it" or 'I persuaded him' are complete sentences. 'I think he believes me' is a good example of a sentence that needs a CP. [I think [(that) he believes me]]. The complementizer "that" is optional in this case.

  • @MichaelWilliams2

    @MichaelWilliams2

    6 жыл бұрын

    I guess what I'm asking is, surely it would only be accurate (and probably easier) to determine the transitivity of a verb based on the antecedent context of the CP. For example in the sentence, 'John does know the answer' we have [John][does know the answer] creates "the answer" as an adverb phrase for "know". Whereas in the phrase "John does know the answer is yellow" creates "the answer is yellow" as a complemetiser phrase for the verb "know".

  • @Trevtutor

    @Trevtutor

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yeah some verbs have multiple complement options. In the first sentence you have "know" taking an NP complement, but in the second there is a CP complement. Verbs like "want", or "believe" will work the same. Sorry I didn't understand your question at first.

  • @MichaelWilliams2

    @MichaelWilliams2

    6 жыл бұрын

    Dude, awesome. Thank you so much for responding and so quickly as well! Thanks

  • @jauyun847
    @jauyun8476 жыл бұрын

    3:46 Do you use Verb Shell for "ditransitive verbs"?

  • @Trevtutor

    @Trevtutor

    6 жыл бұрын

    Not at this point. Maybe in an Advanced Syntax series.

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    @light-ej7wu6 жыл бұрын

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    @mirigarciaww Жыл бұрын

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  • @IsabellaReid
    @IsabellaReid3 жыл бұрын

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  • @yourway382

    @yourway382

    3 жыл бұрын

    😱

  • @memegustalamusica
    @memegustalamusica6 жыл бұрын

    Hello, I really liked your explanation. But still I have a very important question to do! Well I'm about to finish my degree and this is the only subject left. And I can't understand why or when CP is needed? Why generative grammaticians decided to use de CP if there is no Complementizer in a phrase. So for example in a phrase like "Have you seen her?" Why do we start the derivation from a CP? Does this mean we need to use ALWAYS CP as the main projection of a tree analysis? I would appreciate a quick answer for this :) thank you!

  • @Vivaldi4

    @Vivaldi4

    6 жыл бұрын

    My educated guess is that it could have something to do with the generative character of language = the fact that we could possibly build a neverending sentence. That allows us to include a clause (making it a constituent) into our neverending one making the one that was just included a complement of higher structure!? Than there would be a requirement to have a free slot for a complemetizer. BUT I am not 100% sure. I am new to GT grammar, X´ and all this stuff. Correct me if I am wrong. I am curious as well.

  • @agustinaquintero37

    @agustinaquintero37

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have the same doubt

  • @youssefmayadi8636
    @youssefmayadi86362 жыл бұрын

    I want you to draw the tree for the sentence that contains adjunct

  • @soomasoomy85
    @soomasoomy856 жыл бұрын

    Should we start drawing every tree with "CP"?

  • @sot11cat
    @sot11cat3 жыл бұрын

    In 04:00 Did you purposely omit T’ -> T -> [+past] under the root TP ? Same question for the embedded TP. Shouldn’t it have a daughter T’, sister to DP, which in turn should have two daughters, a T and VP? Have u uploaded any tutorial on non-finite, especially infinitives and gerunds, in sentences like I ordered him to bring me wine. I cannot stop watching your videos. I hate ordering him. If not, it would be nice to make a video on that topic. Thanks for any response!

  • @YoussefOsse
    @YoussefOsse4 жыл бұрын

    What I want to know is when the complementizer that is optional, and when it is obligatory. Although I know the answer intuitively, a syntactic account of this linguistic phenomenon would more practical and reliable.

  • @agustinaquintero37

    @agustinaquintero37

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me too!! I asked the same. As in the case : the book(that) you bought

  • @MohamedAli-rd7rn

    @MohamedAli-rd7rn

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a bunch for all your support, your e lectures are definitely useful. 👌 On top of that you are super extraordinary human beings ❤️ I really appreciate your time and you ❤️

  • @patrickkwakutwumappiah6041
    @patrickkwakutwumappiah6041 Жыл бұрын

    what is the TP?

  • @sweetycamy
    @sweetycamy6 жыл бұрын

    So in the case of The man that eats pudding is full. Do we use NP to represent "that eats pudding"? do we not introduce that in a CP? I'm confused since this is a TP and has an adjunct

  • @Trevtutor

    @Trevtutor

    6 жыл бұрын

    "that eats pudding" is a CP-adjunct attached to the NP "man". There is movement within that TP which is explained in one of the later videos, which is why there's not much detail in it other than showing what a relative clause is.

  • @fatmiabid3578

    @fatmiabid3578

    5 жыл бұрын

    In which video does that explained?

  • @sadafriz5728
    @sadafriz57283 жыл бұрын

    Can I contact you??? I am stuck in tree diagrams of CP

  • @omaimaomaimitaomaimaOHomaimita
    @omaimaomaimitaomaimaOHomaimita5 жыл бұрын

    thaaaaaaaaaaaaank uuuuu

  • @vanlera
    @vanlera6 жыл бұрын

    at 2:58 , Shouldn't we add one more V' because of "great" is an adjunct?

  • @Trevtutor

    @Trevtutor

    6 жыл бұрын

    It is a complement of "is" in this case.

  • @vanlera

    @vanlera

    6 жыл бұрын

    Gotcha, thanks! And also I couldn't find "distinctive rules" in phonology videos. Is it in a different title? Or does it exist in your videos? Thanks again.

  • @Trevtutor

    @Trevtutor

    6 жыл бұрын

    not sure what a "distinctive rule" is, but there is a video on "phonological rules" in [Phonology] that uses features, if that's what you mean.

  • @vanlera

    @vanlera

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yep, I just checked out and that was exactly what I meant. Thanks a lot, I hope we see more Linguistics in your channel!

  • @MichaelWilliams2

    @MichaelWilliams2

    6 жыл бұрын

    Isn't it correct that it should be an adjunct? I have read to believe that a verb phrase may only take a prepositional phrase or a noun phrase as its compliment? www.unlweb.net/wiki/X-bar_theory

  • @Ilariasarkis2667
    @Ilariasarkis26677 ай бұрын

    What about (if) tree diagrams

  • @Trevtutor

    @Trevtutor

    7 ай бұрын

    Replace “that” with “if” under C and it will look the same.

  • @vladotz
    @vladotz6 жыл бұрын

    Why do you use DeterminerPhrase now instead of simply NounPhrase for "I" or "John"?

  • @Trevtutor

    @Trevtutor

    6 жыл бұрын

    See DP Hypothesis video. NPs are actually DPs with the way constituents work.

  • @izazahmed3417

    @izazahmed3417

    5 жыл бұрын

    I just watched the DP hypothesis video. The DP contains a determiner as head of the phrase. But in the case of I or John, there is no determiner to begin with in the first place. I am confused.

  • @izazahmed3417

    @izazahmed3417

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Trevtutor Can't we simply treat a proper noun or a pronoun as NP?

  • @xoTalim

    @xoTalim

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@izazahmed3417 Idk if you still need an answer to this if you're still studying Syntax, but when I learned DPs, my prof told me that nouns in DPs ALWAYS need a determiner. If there isn't one (like in "John is happy"), then you would still draw a branch down as if there IS a determiner for John, label it D, and then where the word "the" would be, you'd just put the null symbol like he shows at 6:40 under "C".

  • @lepredator189
    @lepredator1896 жыл бұрын

    I thought TPs were supposed to be I(NFL) phrases? Which of these is more accepted?

  • @Trevtutor

    @Trevtutor

    6 жыл бұрын

    TP is more common in the generative syntax crowd.

  • @ahmedchafnaji8380
    @ahmedchafnaji83807 жыл бұрын

    what does TP mean?

  • @Trevtutor

    @Trevtutor

    7 жыл бұрын

    tense phrase

  • @HuongPhan-gx2sn
    @HuongPhan-gx2sn Жыл бұрын

    if "that" is a S in a sentence, for ex: That is the school where i was taught. How to draw a tree diagram of this sentence? Can you help me? Thank you

  • @merryrose6052
    @merryrose60527 жыл бұрын

    in the last sentence you didn't include a null T' ? why? can you please explain

  • @Trevtutor

    @Trevtutor

    7 жыл бұрын

    I didn't include T for any of the trees in this video. I formally introduce them in the next video, so I removed them from this lesson to keep the focus on "C" and "CPs". I probably could have included them, but it would have made the trees much larger.

  • @merryrose6052

    @merryrose6052

    7 жыл бұрын

    thank you ^^

  • @fwwryh7862
    @fwwryh78623 жыл бұрын

    The man who eats pudding.

  • @murdhyalshamari6129
    @murdhyalshamari61292 жыл бұрын

    Doesn’t the tree for ‘John is great’ missing a T’?

  • @jiaolinai2903
    @jiaolinai29035 жыл бұрын

    Teacher, what does ‘ DP’ mean ?

  • @arwahussein4613

    @arwahussein4613

    5 жыл бұрын

    Determiner Phrase

  • @nghuuhieu
    @nghuuhieu2 жыл бұрын

    Excuse me! What is DP? I really need help.

  • @bumble2able
    @bumble2able6 жыл бұрын

    What class is “to be” ?????

  • @Trevtutor

    @Trevtutor

    6 жыл бұрын

    As in "I have to be there at 1:00PM"? It's just a main verb in that case.

  • @ciel_nadouch5648
    @ciel_nadouch56484 жыл бұрын

    3:32 instead of DP, can I write NP I feel like DP is a lot more complicated. Thanks in advance And also you made a mistake in the Adjunct part, AP is the daughter of V' and sister of V' not just V.

  • @4ll3sb4n4n3

    @4ll3sb4n4n3

    4 жыл бұрын

    Just NP triangle doesn't work there. You can write out DP triangle to DP - D' - D [proper] NP - N' - N John NP always needs a DP so you can't leave out DP.

  • @ciel_nadouch5648

    @ciel_nadouch5648

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@4ll3sb4n4n3 yeah thank you so much

  • @vladotz
    @vladotz6 жыл бұрын

    Also why TensedPhrase instead of InflectionalPhrase?

  • @Trevtutor

    @Trevtutor

    6 жыл бұрын

    TP and IP are pretty much the same. TP is standard.

  • @vladotz

    @vladotz

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot for the clarification!

  • @chayma5594

    @chayma5594

    6 жыл бұрын

    I have the same question

  • @bryanperez-hermosa8915
    @bryanperez-hermosa89155 жыл бұрын

    How about when the sentence starts with 'that' as a complementizer? As in: That you like gory videos bothers me. What would a tree for that look like? Would it be possible for an entire CP constituent to move to a DP position?

  • @sameerakhan6880
    @sameerakhan6880Ай бұрын

    Sir, why can't we classify , I, as NP instead of DP as it doesn't have a determined. Similarly, why can't we classify John as NP instead of DP

  • @Trevtutor

    @Trevtutor

    Ай бұрын

    Some theories do, but modern transformational grammar treats proper names and pronouns as determiners. Giuseppe (1994) and Cardinaletti & Starke (1999) were major influences for this. It's a little complicated.

  • @Ahmed-vz7fd
    @Ahmed-vz7fd5 жыл бұрын

    Are you Jim Helbert?

  • @agustinaquintero37
    @agustinaquintero372 жыл бұрын

    But what about...'There is nothing( that) I can do'. That as a contact relative clause. You used a clause with a verb tought, but you didn't explain that in relative clauses

  • @Elvinafamily
    @Elvinafamily4 жыл бұрын

    T'?

  • @loubnabl5824
    @loubnabl58245 жыл бұрын

    .