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Full noun phrase
From Teflpedia
A full noun phrase is a type of noun phrase that functions as determiner slot + bare noun phrase. These are found in English and related languages.
These consist of three types:
- Determined noun phrases, consisting of a determiner + bare noun phrase, e.g. an apple, Sandra’s house, ∅ pizza, etc.
- Pronouns, e.g. it, something, nobody, yesterday, etc.
- Undeterminable names, e.g. Anthony, Mr Smith, etc.
A determined noun phrase always consists of a determiner plus a bare noun phrase. The determiner slot may be empty (semantic zero), so the test for a determined NP is not whether a determiner is present, but whether a determiner can be added while retaining well-formedness. For example, tea in I like tea is a full noun phrase, because we can add a determiner; I like the tea.
