EMBEDDING.
A grammatical unit (a phrase or a clause) can function as a constituent of a
• unit of the same rank as itself
A Phrase within a larger Phrase
[P [W The] [W title] [P of the course]]
NP
Det NP
N PP
The title of the course
A Clause within a larger Clause
[c [c What Jack says] [p[P [w is]] [P [w true]]]]
Clause
C VP
VP NP
What Jack says is true
• or of a lower rank
A Clause within a Phrase
[P [W The] [W woman [c who you saw me with last night]] is my wife.
NP
Det NP
N C
The woman who you saw me with last night ……………..
