Difference between revisions of "Noun phrase"
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A '''noun phrase''' (/naʊn freɪz/) is a [[phrase]] with a [[noun]] as its [[head]]. | A '''noun phrase''' (/naʊn freɪz/) is a [[phrase]] with a [[noun]] as its [[head]]. | ||
| − | + | In [[English]] there are two types of noun phrases; [[bare noun phrase]]s and [[determined noun phrase]]s. | |
| − | A noun phrase | + | A [[bare noun phrase]] lacks a [[determiner slot]] whereas a determined noun phrase has a determiner slot. However, the determiner slot in a determined noun phrase may be an [[empty slot]] ([[null element]]). The test therefore is not whether a noun phrase has a determiner but whether a determiner can be added. A [[pronoun]] can act as the head of a determined noun phrase but not as the head of a bare noun phrase. |
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Revision as of 07:04, 23 November 2020
A noun phrase (/naʊn freɪz/) is a phrase with a noun as its head.
In English there are two types of noun phrases; bare noun phrases and determined noun phrases.
A bare noun phrase lacks a determiner slot whereas a determined noun phrase has a determiner slot. However, the determiner slot in a determined noun phrase may be an empty slot (null element). The test therefore is not whether a noun phrase has a determiner but whether a determiner can be added. A pronoun can act as the head of a determined noun phrase but not as the head of a bare noun phrase.
A determined noun phrase consists of either (1) a determiner and a bare noun phrase and associated elements, or (2) a pronoun and associated elements.
