Schools of Linguistics Assignment for 27th November 2015

I. Read the following sentences and write your analyses.

1.a. Ibnu duduk di kursi.
   b. Ibnu duduk kursi.

2.a. Ibnu menduduki di kursi.
   b. Ibnu menduduki kursi.

3.a. Iwan membeli buku dari Rudi.
   b. Rudi menjual buku kepada Iwan

4. a. Sapi makan rumput.
    b. Rumput dimakan sapi.

5. a. Sebuah botol angngur di atas meja.
    b. Ada sebuah botol anggur di atas meja.

II. a. Questions for sentences 1 and 2, which sentences are legitimate? Why.
     b. Questions for sentences 3 and 4, read the sentences and close your eyes. Do you have the same mental pictures or different?
     c. If they are different, describe the differences.
     d. If they are the same, describe the similarities.
     e. Question for sentences 4, which one give you better understanding? Why?
     f. Questions for sentences 5, which one give you better understanding? Why?

III. Summerize your analyses by answering the following questions:
     a. What makes sentences 'grammatically legitimate"?
     b. What makes sentences 'ambiguous'?

IV. Good Luck and Enjoy Thinking (Mikir :))