Human Language Sentences - Basic Parse Trees, X-Bar Theory & Ambiguity -- Linguistics 101

A short introduction to modern grammars of natural language. Use the fundamentals of generative grammar to learn about syntax (the grammar & rules of sentences). Follow along as I work through the structure of a simple sentence, building a parse tree for that sentence with X-Bar Theory. Learn to walk through the tree, compare types of structures and identify ambiguities. Basic but helpful for nonspecialists interested in computational grammars, the syntax of native & foreign languages, and natural language processing. Online text version of this lesson: http://www.nativlang.com/linguistics/grammar-xbar-lessons.php To learn more about word classes and word formation (nouns, verbs, morphemes, affixes), please visit: http://www.nativlang.com/linguistics/grammar-morphology-lessons.php If you're rusty on the grammar of sentences (clauses, phrases, rules), please visit: http://www.nativlang.com/linguistics/grammar-syntax-lessons.php I mention two previous lessons during the video ("Introduction to the Grammar of Sentences" and "The Verb & Its Arguments"): http://www.nativlang.com/linguistics/grammar-syntax-lessons.php http://www.nativlang.com/linguistics/grammar-morphosyntax-lessons.php