1. Introduction -- pt. I. structural approach : possibilities and limitations -- 2. Headedness within the NP -- 3. Close appositions -- 4. Appositions with of -- 5. Binominals -- 6. Pseudo-partitive constructions -- 7. Sort/king/type-constructions -- 8. Conclusion -- pt. II. cognitive-pragmatic approach : some applications -- 9. flexibility of language -- 10. Complements and modifiers -- 11. Discontinuous NPs -- 12. Possessive constructions : the author's opinion versus the opinion of the author -- 13. Conclusions
Summary
"Drawing on a range of authentic examples, this book sheds new light on not only the noun phrase itself but also the nature of linguistic classification."--Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-372) and indexes
