Linguistic Analysis of Noun Phrases and Determinants

Casuistry and Expressive Values of Determinants

Presence and Absence of Consideration

If we abolish the undetermined determinants to generalize, these names lose their circumstances and are loaded with essentiality. Determinants presenting a feminine substantive beginning with a tonic vowel, the article is the maximum agent of substantivization. Demonstrative and possessive pronouns generally take precedence over the name. Demonstrative determiners have a referential capacity, while determinants play an intensive role with indefinite quantifiers. There are two separate indefinite determinants with semantic differences, being distributive. The determinant cuyo/cuya/cuyos/cuyas (whose) has an expressive possessive value. Some determinants acquire intensive value when starting a sentence.

Core and Expressive Values of the Noun Phrase (NP)

The natural core of the NP is the noun, which may be accompanied by articles, determinants, complements, or stand alone. The word more interesting can function as the core of the NP pronoun. The infinitive is the verbal noun that can function as a core or nucleus of the predicate. Determinants, along with the article and the noun, facilitate nominalization or positional substantivization.

Casuistry and Expressive Values of NP Complements

These supplements can be specified, explanatory, or epithets. A subordinate substantive clause of prepositional complements to an NP core is equivalent to a complement in a simple sentence. Complements often operate as adjectives within the NP kernel. When two adjectives go together, one may substantiate the core functions of the NP. An explanatory apposition or one preceded by an epithet can have a reference value.

Types of NP Complements

Nucleus of the NP

Complements of the NP Nucleus

• Adjective complement
• Prepositional complement
• Apposition
• Adjective subordinate clause
• Substantive subordinate clause