Chapter 6
Referring to, describing and evaluating things
Nominal constructions
Article outline
- 6.1Nouns and pronouns in language acquisition
- 6.2Characteristics of NP-constructions
- 6.2.1NPs can fill the same slots
- 6.2.2NPs can be used to refer to ‘things’
- 6.2.2.1Reference
- 6.2.2.2Grounding elements
- 6.2.3A family of NP-constructions
- 6.2.4Proper nouns, count and mass nouns
- 6.3Indefinite NP-constructions
- 6.4Definite NP-constructions
- 6.4.1the + nouns
- 6.4.2Personal pronoun constructions
- 6.4.3Reflexive NP-constructions
- 6.4.4Reciprocal constructions
- 6.4.5Genitive and possessive constructions
- 6.5Demonstrative NP-constructions
- 6.6Quantifying NP-constructions
- 6.6.1Numerical NP-constructions
- 6.6.2General quantifier NP-constructions
- 6.7Ranking NP-constructions
- 6.8Wh-NP-constructions
- 6.9Name and title constructions
- 6.10Noun phrases
- 6.10.1Basic NP-constructions
- 6.10.2Modifier-of-noun constructions
- 6.10.2.1Premodifier-of-noun constructions
- 6.10.2.2Postmodifier-of-noun constructions
- 6.10.2.3Discontinuous modifier-of-noun constructions
- 6.10.3A simplified, integrated view of NP-constructions
- 6.10.4Shortcut representations
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Notes
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