. Tamil is a language spoken in Southern India. a)      The...

. Tamil is a language spoken in Southern India.

a)      The following are examples of word-for-word translation of Tamil PPs into English:

·        the tree on                                                 'on the tree'      

·        the mountain from                                 'from the mountain'

                    I.           If you had to guess the word order typology of this language using only these data, would you think it is head-final or head-initial?

                  II.           Modify the phrase structure rule for English PPs to make them consistent with the structure of Tamil PPs.

b)     The following are examples of word-for-word translation of Tamil VPs into English:

·        he is a fool that think                     'think that he is a fool'

·        the earth is round that know      'know that the earth is round'

                    I.           Do these phrases show a head-final or a head-initial pattern? Is your answer here the same as it was in (a)i, or is it different?

                  II.           Modify the phrase structure rule for English VPs to make them consistent with the structure of the corresponding Tamil VPs.

c)      Based on what you know about Tamil from the previous two problems, show what a word-by-word translations from Tamil to English phrases would look like.

people from Boston:

the mouse in the barn: