Structures of Coordination

IAIN TULUNGAGUNG
2020

Monday, March 30, 2020

Structures of Coordination 1
S. Coordination, consists
 Two or more syntactically equivalent units
joined in a structure which functions as a
single unit.
 Coordinators:
and, but, nor, not, or
rather than, as well as, together with, along
with
 Correlative Coordinators:
not (only)… but (also), either… or,
neither… nor, both…and

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 A Series
 A structure of coordination which has
more than two components
red white and blue

Government of the people by the people for the people

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Possible Ambiguous
a) He brought his friend – a doctor and a
gentleman
b) He brought his friend a doctor and a
gentleman
c) He brought his friend, a doctor, and a
gentleman

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S. Modification+ S. Coordination
 Old worn shoes
 Old golf shoes

Old worn shoes

Old golf shoes

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Meaning Analysis
 He was born and lives in New York
 He was born and lived for forty years

He P was born and lives in New York

He P was born and lived for forty years

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He paints pictures and plays the violin well

He P paints C pictures and plays C the violin well

He P paints C pictures and plays C the violin well

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 Ellipsis

I P like C fresh fish not salted (fish)

He P told C John P to come at ten and Bill P (to come) at noon

The house P was painted C white and the barn P (was painted) C red

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 Split in inversion

rather than starve he P chose C to eat C insect

he P chose C to eat C insect rather than starve

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Correlative Structures of
Coordination
 As direct object

I bring not peace but a sword

 As Subjective complement

He is either extremely clever or totally mad

 As modifier

A man both popular and in good repute

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Correlative Series
 Neither joy, nor love, nor light, nor
certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain

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