Diagramming sentences
Language Log 2013-04-22
Summary:
Today's Frazz:In fact, there are people whose (paid) job it is to "diagram" sentences — some examples of their output are here, here, here, here, and here. These results have engineering as well as scholarly and scientific applications.But the Reed-Kellogg method of "diagramming" sentences has been intellectually obsolete for a hundred years. It's a shame and [...]