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 L02 CFG: Ex. NP with PP modifier


         NP and PP Phrase Structure

o raama kii miThaaii kii duukaana
   Ram  's   sweet   's   shop

o The above has two possible meanings.
  The head is the same: duukaana

1 First meaning - ( (Ram's sweet)'s  shop)
  - Ex. Shop of Ram's sweet
  - ie. Shop which sells Ram's sweet

2 Second meaning - ( Ram's  (sweet's shop))
  - Ex. Sweet shop of Ram
  - ie. Sweet shop which belongs to Ram

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 Structures Representing the Above Meaning

1 First structure - ( (Ram's sweet)'s  shop)
* Phrase structure tree
                           NP
                            |
                    .--------------.
                    |              |
                   PP             NP
                    |              |
             .-------------.       |
             |             |   duukaana
            NP           prep
             |             |
       .-----------.       |
       |           |      kii
      PP          NP
       |           |
   .------.        |
   |      |    miiThaaii
  NP    prep
   |      |
 raama   kii

* Dependency tree

       duukaana
           |
       miiThaaii
           |
         raama
    

2 Second structure - ( Ram's  (sweet's shop))
* Phrase structure tree
               NP
                |
     .--------------------.
     |                    |
    PP                   NP
     |                    |
  .-----.           .-----------.
  |     |           |           |
 NP   prep         PP          NP
  |     |           |           |
  |     |       .-------.       |
raama  kii      |       |   duukaana
               NP     prep
                |       |
            miiThaaii  kii

* Dependency tree

        duukaana
            |
        .-------.
        |       |
      raama  miiThaaii
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Above Phrase Structures with Heads Marked (by ~)

1 Phrase structure - ( (Ram's sweet)'s  shop)

                           NP~duukaana
                            |
                    .--------------.
                    |              |
                   PP             NP
                    |              |
             .-------------.       |
             |             |   duukaana
            NP~miithaaii  prep
             |             |
       .-----------.       |
       |           |      kii
      PP~raama    NP
       |           |
   .------.        |
   |      |    miiThaaii
  NP    prep
   |      |
 raama   kii

2 Phrase structure - ( Ram's  (sweet's shop))

               NP~duukaana
                |
     .--------------------.
     |                    |
    PP~raama             NP~duukaana
     |                    |
  .-----.           .-----------.
  |     |           |           |
 NP   prep         PP~miThaaii NP
  |     |           |           |
  |     |       .-------.       |
raama  kii      |       |   duukaana
               NP     prep
                |       |
            miiThaaii  kii
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