mor and syn tier

[Lise Menn]

while I haven't worked directly with these tiers, for me the ultimate
reference for English is Quirk et al.'s A Comprehensive Grammar of
English.


Lise Menn
Professor
Department of Linguistics
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0295
303-492-1609

On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, Kirsten Hodge wrote:

>
> I am currently working on a large collection of narratives by seven year
> olds.  The professor I work for (Dennis Molfese) had decided we should
> include the mor and syn tiers on the files.  I am having trouble finding a
> good book of descriptive English grammar for which to base these on
> (especially the syntax tier).  The CHILDES book I'm working out of (the 2nd
> edition 1995) doesn't tell much about the syn tier and includes only a few
> codes.  I've been making up my own codes, but I'm basing all the syntax on
> my own knowledge (which is pretty good - I'm getting my master's in
> linguistics) and the few grammar books that I've found (which are more
> prescriptive that descriptive).  Has anyone out there worked with the mor
> and/or syn tiers?  If so, what did you use for your grammar reference?
> Much thanks,
> Kirsten Schaper
> Developmental Neuropsychology Lab
> Southern Illinois University
> Carbondale, IL
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