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THE WORD-GROUP THEORY   Definition and general characteristics of the word-group. Classification of word-groups. Subordinate word-groups. The noun-phrase   The verb-phrase. Predicative word-groups.
Definition and general characteristics of the word-group.   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
General characteristics of the word-group are: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Classification of word-groups. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
According to the type of syntagmatic relations: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
According to the structure: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Subordinate word-groups ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
According to the nature of their heads ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Valency ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The noun-phrase (NP). ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Three types of modification ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Noun-phrases with pre-posed adjuncts. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
NPs with pre-posed adjuncts can signal a variety of meanings: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The grammatical relations in NPs with pre-posed adjuncts convey the following meanings: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Noun-phrases with post-posed adjuncts. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Prepositionless noun-phrases with post-posed adjuncts. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Prepositional noun-phrases with post-posed adjuncts. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The verb-phrase.   ,[object Object]
Classification of verb-phrases.   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Classification of verb-phrases.   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Classification of verb-phrases.   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Predicative word-groups. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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The word group theory

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