English for Business and Professional  Communication: A Syntactic Ambiguity Analysis of a Study Program’s Name

Valentino, Yosafat Barona

doi:10.24071/ijhs.v7i1.6262

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“…The objectives of this study are twofold: firstly, to discern the position of question words in ML and infer their respective functions, and secondly, to portray the structural arrangement of question words within the framework of X-bar theory through the visualization of syntax trees. Linguists frequently encounter structural or syntactic uncertainty (Valentino, 2023). In terms of X-Bar theory, Valentino (2023) employed a syntactic technique to analyze the many meanings of the course name, English for Business and Professional Communication.…”

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“…Linguists frequently encounter structural or syntactic uncertainty (Valentino, 2023). In terms of X-Bar theory, Valentino (2023) employed a syntactic technique to analyze the many meanings of the course name, English for Business and Professional Communication. Even, Valentino (2023) examined the structural meaning options using a syntactic technique based on the X-bar theory principles.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In terms of X-Bar theory, Valentino (2023) employed a syntactic technique to analyze the many meanings of the course name, English for Business and Professional Communication. Even, Valentino (2023) examined the structural meaning options using a syntactic technique based on the X-bar theory principles. The data point to three probable structural readings of the program name, which is an English program with two separate goals: business and professional communication.…”

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confidence: 99%

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This article endeavors to scrutinize the creation and functionalities of interrogative constructions, with a specific emphasis on the Makassar Language. The research design employed in this study involved the use of primary sources and followed a descriptive approach. Data collection was carried out through conversations with Makassar participants. To analyze the syntactic data, the study adopted X-Bar Theory as its theoretical foundation, which was then depicted in the form of syntax trees. The findings of this study indicated that the Makassar Language serves two grammatical functions, namely as a specifier and a complement. The highest level of projection in this structure was the Complementizer Phrase/CP. The distinction between these functions lay in the placement of question words. When a question word was positioned at the beginning of a sentence, it functioned as a specifier and followed the interrogative structure rule of QW + Subject + Predicate + Adv (optional). On the other hand, question words that required an answer other than the subject or were positioned at the end of a sentence were referred to as complementary functions. In this function, the researcher identified the pattern where the structure was written as Subject + Predicate + QW. X-Bar theory also helps in teaching syntax which needs a lot practice including creating tree diagrams of sentences to parse each constituent that requires a platform or program that can lead the students to diagramming

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