2021-10-16 19:12:18 +00:00
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- This DocBook file was created by LyX 2.4.0dev
See https://www.lyx.org/ for more information -->
<article xml:lang= "en_US" xmlns= "http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink= "http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:m= "http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xi= "http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" version= "5.2" >
<info >
<title > Writing linguistic papers</title>
<author >
<personname > Jürgen Spitzmülle</personname>
</author>
</info>
<section >
<title > Linguistic structure trees</title>
<para > Here is a simple example:</para>
<mediaobject >
<imageobject >
2021-10-16 20:41:20 +00:00
<imagedata fileref= 'lyx_waUJAzFwGUKDEN7MJCcs6gYNMbJuYBkgsRTDTpIvs.png' />
2021-10-16 19:12:18 +00:00
</imageobject>
<textobject >
<programlisting language= 'latex' role= 'forest' > [VP [DP[John]] [V' [V[sent]] [DP[Mary]] [DP[D[a]][NP[letter]]] ] ]</programlisting>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
<para > If you view the PDF output, you will see that the input</para>
<blockquote >
<para > <code > <emphasis role= 'size_small' > [VP [DP[John]] [V' [V[sent]] [DP[Mary]] [DP[D[a]][NP[letter]]]]]</emphasis> </code> </para>
</blockquote>
<para > expands to a real structure tree. To view the result within the work area, you can simply embed the Structure Tree inset into a Preview inset. If instant preview is correctly installed and activated, you should see the tree immediately (just click on the image in order to edit):</para>
<para > <mediaobject >
<imageobject >
2021-10-16 20:41:20 +00:00
<imagedata fileref= 'lyx_Neo86S96tfZZQHjpBg7ADIb30ZP0DTrDTR1DEIL6dM.png' />
2021-10-16 19:12:18 +00:00
</imageobject>
<textobject >
<programlisting language= 'latex' role= 'forest' > [VP [DP[Mary]] [V' [V[sent]] [DP[John]] [DP[D[a]][NP[response]]] ] ]</programlisting>
</textobject>
</mediaobject> </para>
<para > Roofs can be easily generated by means of the <code > roof</code> option (note that the comma has special meaning, as it marks options):</para>
<mediaobject >
<imageobject >
2021-10-16 20:41:20 +00:00
<imagedata fileref= 'lyx_Evmv0h17wY4EoBIBFZjUQJMv0cyWz6KodzrzPiY1tQ.png' />
2021-10-16 19:12:18 +00:00
</imageobject>
<textobject >
<programlisting language= 'latex' role= 'forest' > [VP [DP[John]] [V' [V[sent]] [DP[Mary]] [DP[another letter, roof]] ] ]</programlisting>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
<para > In order to align nodes of the tree more elegantly, use the “ tier” option. All nodes which have the same <code > tier</code> allocated get aligned. Here is an example:</para>
<mediaobject >
<imageobject >
2021-10-16 20:41:20 +00:00
<imagedata fileref= 'lyx_EafAhhREpvwrFIFUHprlnoS9qCdR7kk23QfWTsObCjg.png' />
2021-10-16 19:12:18 +00:00
</imageobject>
<textobject >
<programlisting language= 'latex' role= 'forest' > [VP [DP[John,tier=word]] [V' [V[sent,tier=word]] [DP[Mary,tier=word]] [DP[D[a,tier=word]][NP[letter,tier=word]]] ] ]</programlisting>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
<para > The package supports many additional features, such as movement arrows and decorations, that cannot documented here.</para>
</section>
</article>