Explaining word order in the noun phrase
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3989538 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jan Rijkhoff (0000-0002-9266-1441, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-42 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0024-3949 • E-ISSN: 1613-396X |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/ling.1990.28.1.5 |
| OpenAlex | W1979426757 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
This article argues that word order in the noun phrase is largely determined by three iconic principles of constituent ordering. The patterns that these principles predict for simple noun phrases are tested against data from various existing samples. It appears that the predicted patterns are all attested, with the exception of those stated to be nonexistent (or rare) by Greenberg's Universal 18. Some apparent counterexamples are examined in some detail and it is shown that they involve constituents that are not an integral part of the simple noun phrase
Determiner phrase · Endocentric and exocentric · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Nominalization · Noun · Noun phrase · Phrase · Word order · Computer Science · Lexicography and Language Studies · linguistics and terminology studies · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 21 |
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| Citations per year | 0,62 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2026 (35) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |