

Syntax 2 - Trees
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Syntax 2 - Trees
Season 1 Episode 4 | 10m 53s | CC
There are many theories of syntax and different ways to represent grammatical structures, but one of the simplest is tree structure diagrams! In this episode of Crash Course Linguistics, we use tree structure diagrams to keep track of words and groups of words within sentences, and we’ll break down what roles different types of words and phrases play within a sentence.