TY - BOOK ID - 1664582 TI - The English noun phrase : the nature of linguistic categorization PY - 2007 SN - 9780521849616 0521849616 9780521183956 9780511627699 9781107321922 1107321921 0511627696 9781107316539 1107316537 1139810332 9781139810333 1107195888 9781107195882 1107317495 9781107317499 1107318378 9781107318373 1299399614 9781299399617 1107315557 9781107315556 0521183952 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - English language KW - Grammar KW - Categorization (Linguistics) KW - Noun phrase KW - Noun phrase. KW - Classification (Linguistics) KW - Linguistic analysis (Linguistics) KW - Complex nominals KW - Phrasal noun KW - Subject KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Language & Linguistics KW - Germanic languages KW - English language - Noun phrase UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:1664582 AB - English has an interesting variety of noun phrases, which differ greatly in structure. Examples are 'binominal' (two-noun) phrases ('a beast of a party'); possessive constructions ('the author's opinion'); and discontinuous noun phrases ('the review [came out yesterday] of his book'). How are these different noun phrases structured? How do we produce and understand them? These questions are central to this study, which explores the interaction between the form of noun phrases, their meaning, and their use. It shows how, despite the need in linguistic analysis for strict categories, many linguistic constructions in fact defy straightforward classification - and concludes that in order to fully explain the internal structure of utterances, we must first consider the communicative, pragmatic and cognitive factors that come into play. Drawing on a range of authentic examples, this book sheds light not only on the noun phrase itself but also the nature of linguistic classification. ER -