The Correlation between Definite Noun Phrases and Verb Forms in Qur'anic Narrative Texts

2004 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-68
Author(s):  
Haruko Sakaedani
Keyword(s):  
Noun Phrase ◽  
Noun Phrases ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Previous Article ◽  
Narrative Texts ◽  
Verb Forms ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Made In

In a previous article I have examined shifts of noun phrase forms in Qur'anic narrative texts and found that this kind of shift is strictly associated with the construction of texts and development of stories. It was also found that other categories such as voice, aspect and tense are connected with the shifts of these noun phrase forms. In the present paper I first confirm the argument made in my previous paper: that forms of noun phrases are markers of point of view in narratives. Next, the correlations between these noun phrase forms and various verb forms are inquired into, and the effect of using different noun phrase forms and verb forms in the texts is discussed. The argument is restricted to narratives because these realise textual coherence more than the early fragmentary revelations, and because the points of view in these narratives can be examined through the various persons coming into the stories. In addition, this study focuses on definite noun phrases rather than indefinite ones as, other than when they are first introduced into the texts, the referents in these stories are referred to with definite noun phrases, or more strictly speaking, a number of prophets and other famous persons are frequently introduced with definite noun phrases.

Documenting whose heritage? The problem of point of view in documenting American cultural property

1990 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-17
Author(s):  
Deirdre C. Stam
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
The United States ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Cultural Property ◽  
Data Systems ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Made In

In the United States, as elsewhere, cultural history represents, and is itself shaped by, many points of view. The existence of differing views of cultural history is reflected, in the United States, by the variety and independence of cultural institutions. Such a diversity of approaches does not facilitate the development of a nation-wide overview or of a national databank or national methodologies; however, progress is now being made in terms of cooperation and coordination, especially through the development and acceptance of standards which make different data systems compatible with one another.

The grammar of ‘content’ and ‘container’

1976 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Schwartz-Norman
Keyword(s):  
Noun Phrase ◽  
Noun Phrases ◽  
The State ◽  
Direct Object ◽  
Semantic Interpretation ◽  
Semantic Roles ◽  
Grammatical Relations ◽  
Grammatical Relation ◽  
Made In ◽  
Syntactic Frames

I. In this paper I will examine the systematic alternation in grammatical relations (or functions) of noun phrases in the semantic rôles that I will refer to as ‘content’ and ‘container’ for that class of English verbs which appear in the syntactic frames given in (I):(I)(a)…V NP1 IN/ON(TO) NP2…load the hay on the waggon(b)…V NP2 WITH NP1…load the waggon with the hay.This class of verbs, exemplified by load, spread and spray is particularly interesting because of the claim made in Anderson (1971) that the noun phrase which stands in the grammatical relation of direct object is semantically interpreted as being wholly involved in the action or wholly in the state indicated by the verb. Thus, for verbs that may appear in both of the frames in (I), if Anderson's analysis is correct, the semantic interpretation of structures like (a) and (b) will be distinct in that in (a), NP1 should be interpreted holistically and NP2 should not, while in (b), NP2 should be interpreted holistically, and NP1 should not. After first examining some general characteristics of this class of verbs, I will point out some problems which are presented by Anderson's analysis.

Feminine Perspectives and Narrative Points of View

Hypatia ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-75
Author(s):  
Ismay Barwell
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Aesthetic Theory ◽  
Narrative Texts ◽  
Points Of View

The search for a unified and coherent feminine aesthetic theory could not be successful because it relies upon “universals” which do not exist and assumes simple parallels among psychological, social and aesthetic structures. However, with an apparatus of narrative points of view, one can demonstrate that individual narrative texts are organized from a feminine point of view. To this extent, the intuition that there is a feminine aesthetic can be vindicated.

Noun Phrases

2019 ◽  
pp. 334-357
Author(s):  
Evelien Keizer
Keyword(s):  
Internal Structure ◽  
Noun Phrase ◽  
Noun Phrases ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Cognitive Perspective ◽  
General Characterization ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
English Noun

This chapter provides a brief overview of some widely debated issues in discussions of the English noun phrase, and illustrates how these issues have been dealt with in different theoretical approaches. After a general characterization of the noun phrase from a pre-theoretical point of view, the chapter proceeds to discuss the internal structure of the noun phrase from a generative, functional, and cognitive perspective. Subsequently, the differences between these approaches are illustrated by addressing two basic notions in the analysis of English noun phrases: headedness (in regular noun phrases, as well as in headless and pseudo-partitive noun phrases) and the distinction between relational and non-relational nouns (and, consequently, between complements and modifiers). In both cases the various types of criteria for analysis are discussed, as well as some problems in applying these criteria.

Determiners and Bare Nouns

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-194
Author(s):  
Veneeta Dayal ◽  
Yağmur Sağ
Keyword(s):  
Noun Phrase ◽  
Noun Phrases ◽  
Kind Terms ◽  
Bare Nouns ◽  
Made In

Determiners and bare nouns raise questions about the interface between morphosyntax and semantics. On the syntactic side, the primary issue is whether bare nouns have a null determiner making all noun phrases structurally uniform. On the semantic side, the primary issue involves determining and deriving the range of permissible readings. Of primary significance are the availability of definite and indefinite readings for bare nouns and how such readings relate to the presence or absence of lexical exponents of (in)definiteness in a language. Further refinements include the special scope properties of kind terms versus regular indefinites, differences between singular and plural kind terms, number distinctions within the noun phrase, and the role of incorporation. We present the theoretical and typological advances that have been made in addressing these issues and identify which considerations are purely syntactic or purely semantic in nature and which considerations have implications for the interface.

The nominative/vocative plural of Vedic masculine a-stems in complex nominal expressions

2020 ◽  
Vol 125 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-216
Author(s):  
Pascal Coenen ◽  
Michael Frotscher
Keyword(s):  
Noun Phrase ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Noun Phrases ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Exact Nature ◽  
Linguistic Feature ◽  
Relative Proximity ◽  
Long Form ◽  
Functional Point ◽  
Do So

AbstractIn Vedic Sanskrit, masculine a-stem nominals exhibit two different forms of the nom/voc.pl, a short form (ending in ‑ās) and a long form (ending in ‑āsas). In this article, we will argue that the scope of this variation is not a single nominal but the entire noun phrase. This means that whereas the short form may occur several times in a noun phrase, the long form is either absent or occurs only once. From a functional point of view, complex noun phrases containing one long form are equivalent to simple noun phrases consisting of one long form. In contrast, complex noun phrases containing only short forms are equivalent to simple noun phrases consisting of one short form. The presence or absence of the long form marks the presence or absence of a certain linguistic feature, the exact nature of which still has to be determined. We will argue that in those cases in which two long forms occur in relative proximity to each other, they either have to, or at least can be interpreted as being part of two distinct noun phrases. In order to do so, we will apply morphological, semantic, syntactic as well as stylistic and metrical criteria.

Appositive construction or noun phrase? On the status of postnominal adjectives in Latin and Ancient Greek

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Spevak
Keyword(s):  
Noun Phrase ◽  
Noun Phrases ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Semantic Completeness ◽  
The Status

AbstractThe aim of this article is to examine the status of postnominal modifiers in Latin and Ancient Greek. Compared to prenominal modifiers, modifiers in postposition are more loosely integrated into the noun phrase. However, whereas modern scholars analyse them as integral parts of noun phrases, Classical philologists claim that postnominal modifiers are, at least originally, appositive elements. Furthermore, from a typological point of view, there are languages in which postnominal modifiers do not form a part of noun phrases at all. Several criteria of a semantic, syntactic, or pragmatic nature can help us with distinguishing between true modifiers belonging to noun phrases and apposed elements, specifically, semantic completeness and incompleteness of referents, restrictions on predication of modifiers, coordination, and context.

scholarly journals Error Made in Conversation by Indonesian Learners Learning English Based on Syntax and Exchanging Information

Humaniora ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 861
Author(s):  
Melania Wiannastiti
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Linguistic Competence ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Visual Communication Design ◽  
Communication Design ◽  
L2 Learners ◽  
Students First ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Made In

In learning a second language or foreign language (L2), learners should master the competences. Normally, L2 learners first should master the linguistic competence which includes the mastery of vocabularies, pronunciation, and grammar. The study is to find out the syntax error made by L2 learners in conversation as well as to find out the exchanging information. The data were the recording conversation of Visual Communication Design students first semester of Binus University joining English Entrant. Error analysis was used to analyze the data. There are two points of view to analyze the data: syntax from taxonomy and exchanging information. Taxonomy employs the error in omission, addition, misinformation, and mis-ordering. Exchanging information point of view employs the error in finite element and mood. The result shows that L2 learners made some errors in grammar and exchanging information because they are influenced by the L1. They tend to transfer from L1 to L2 rather than thinking to create the utterances in L2. 

BIO-ENERGY FROM PHOTOSYNTHETIC ALLOYS FOR USE IN BIOGUALS AND BIOPRODUCTS

2019 ◽  
pp. 613-618
Author(s):  
Petar Kazakov ◽  
Atanas Iliev ◽  
Emil Ivanov ◽  
Dobri Rusev
Keyword(s):  
Technical Progress ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Energy Sustainability ◽  
International Activities ◽  
Made In

Significant technical progress has been made in recent years in the development of algae-based bioenergy, and much of industrial and academic R&D projects have diverged from the biofuels strategy. This report summarizes the conclusions of a recently concluded symposium analyzing the prospects for using micro- and macroalgae as a feedstock for biofuels and bioenergy. It discusses international activities for the development of bio-energy and non-energy algae bioproducts, advances in the use of macroalgae (both non-cultivated and cultivated algae). Applications for various biochemical and thermochemical uses, bio-refining capabilities for various products, as well as an in-depth review of the process from the point of view of economy and energy sustainability are also given.

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