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<P ALIGN="center"><CENTER><H1> The construction of nouns, noun phrases, and determiners</H1>
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<LI><A HREF="#toc1">The construction of nouns, noun phrases, and determiners</A>
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<LI><A HREF="#toc1">Noun phrases</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc2">Determiners</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc3">Common nouns</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc2">Noun phrases</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc3">Determiners</A>
<LI><A HREF="#toc4">Common nouns</A>
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<H1>The construction of nouns, noun phrases, and determiners</H1>
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abstract Noun = Cat ** {
fun
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<H2>Noun phrases</H2>
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The three main types of noun phrases are
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fun
DetCN : Det -&gt; CN -&gt; NP ; -- the man
UsePN : PN -&gt; NP ; -- John
UsePron : Pron -&gt; NP ; -- he
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Pronouns are given in the module <A HREF="Structural.html">Structural</A>.
Pronouns are defined in the module <A HREF="Structural.html">Structural</A>.
A noun phrase already formed can be modified by a Predeterminer.
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PredetNP : Predet -&gt; NP -&gt; NP; -- only the man
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<H2>Determiners</H2>
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The determiner has a fine-grained structure, in which four
different optional parts can be discerned. The noun phrase
<I>all my first forty books</I> shows each of these parts.
The determiner has a fine-grained structure, in which a 'nucleus'
quantifier and two optional parts can be discerned.
The cardinal numeral is only available for plural determiners.
(This is modified from CLE by further dividing their <CODE>Num</CODE> into
cardinal and ordinal.)
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DetSg : Predet -&gt; QuantSg -&gt; Ord -&gt; Det ;
DetPl : Predet -&gt; QuantPl -&gt; Num -&gt; Ord -&gt; Det ;
DetSg : QuantSg -&gt; Ord -&gt; Det ; -- this best man
DetPl : QuantPl -&gt; Num -&gt; Ord -&gt; Det ; -- these five best men
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NoPredet : Predet ;
NoNum : Num ;
NoOrd : Ord ;
NoNum : Num ;
NoOrd : Ord ;
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Other determiners are defined in <A HREF="Structural.html">Structural</A>.
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<H2>Common nouns</H2>
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Simple nouns can be used as nouns outright.
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