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Chapter 2 - Of-binominal Classification

from Part I - Categorization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2023

Elnora ten Wolde
Elnora ten Wolde
Affiliation:
Universität Graz, Austria
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Summary

One of the challenging features in the classification of of-binominals is distinguishing between the syntactically very similar forms. Therefore, Chapter 2 presents a variety of diagnostic tests in order to tease apart the constructions in the evaluative binominal noun phrase family. This chapter presents a comprehensive overview and discussion of the tests used in previous studies resulting in the following classification criteria: head status (Noun 1 or Noun 2), constituency tests, constraints on the selection of the two nouns, determiner selection restrictions, and the status of the preposition of. These tests are then used to classify all six of the of-binominals addressed in this study.

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Of-binominal classificationheadedness testsdeterminer restrictionsnoun selection constraintssyntactic testspreposition ofpremodification
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The English Binominal Noun Phrase
A Cognitive-Functional Approach
 , pp. 9 - 27
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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