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Coordinating
Conjunctions
Review:
What are conjunctions again?
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Coordinating Conjunctions
Subordinating Conjunctions
Correlative Conjunctions
COORDINATING
CONJUNCTIONS are conjunctions
used to combine or connect like
constituents or with the same
grammatical unit.
Example:
1. We enjoyed wine and cheese.
WORD
2. The class arranged the chairs and
prepared the tables. PHRASE
More Examples:
Simple
conjunction
STANDARDLY
involves the coordination of constituents
of the same type marked by at least one
coordinating conjunction, where the
meanings of the conjuncts (i.e., the
individual constituents conjoined) are
distinct from each other.
Meaning to say:
NP
AP
NP
Conj
and
ADJ bean
-pl
NP Conj
NP
and
rice
red
As separate items:
fish
NP
NP
Conj
NP
Conj
NP
ADJ N
and
red bean pl
and
rice
NP
N
fish
Not
all
of
these
coordinating
conjunctions are as amenable to
conjoining the full range of constituents
as is and. For instance, for seems able to
coordinate only full clauses, as in, They
closed the shop, for there was no other
choice. While so can join nonclause
conjucnts but that is not common:
The ring is (expensive so unaffordable).
UNINVERTED
INVERTED
output of base: [not turkey pl can fly] and [not I can fly either]
not placement: [turkey pl can not fly] and [I can not fly
either]
ellipsis: [turkey pl can not fly] and [I can not either]
not contraction: [turkey pl can = nt fly] and [I can + nt
either]
morphology: Turkeys cant fly, and I cant either.
Mapping Rules:
Just add:
not + either
neither fronting
not placement
not contraction
How to diagram?
Conjunctions
Meaning
and
Plus
but
Shows contrast
yet
so
Therefore
for
Because
or
nor
More Functions:
OR as SELF-CORRECTIVE DEVICE
You are the light of my darkness. Or to put it another
way, I love you.
SO as MARKER THAT RELATES CAUSES WITH
RESULTS
She has cold so she wont be coming today.
More Functions:
Happy Coordinating
Conjunctions to all.
Thank you for listening.
Good day.