Syntactic function NPab{N1adN2}
abstract complex nominal expression; construction type: N1 precedes and modifies N2
[THE BRACKET NEEDS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE FIELD "CONSTRUCTION TYPE"]
It is puzzling that so few abstract NPs have been registered so far. One would have thought that this is a very large class. One needs to record more lexicalised cases. Non-lexicalised cases of NPs of this kind are, of course, very easy to find. For the problematic criteria of lexicalisation see the Grammar.
Usage
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- Found 84 attributions