Unit 8: More About Phrases
8.4 Apposition
A further case where direct subordination occurs is in APPOSITION, where one NP is defined by another, as in
15a.
NP
M
(top
Aj
(top
Aj
H
athelete
N
athelete
N
M
NP
NP
H
(Brendan Jones))
N
(Brendan Jones))
N
15b.
NP
H
(Robert
N
(Robert
N
M
NP
NP
M
(the
d
(the
d
M
rugged
Aj
rugged
Aj
H
individualist))
N
individualist))
N
For convenience, the first NP is always taken as the main phrase. For the same reason, proper names are treated as single nouns.
