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The KÀnÃngkÓn Noun Phrase
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In the above schemata, X can be taken as the variable, which represents
the lexical category (such as noun, verb, preposition etc), XP is the
maximal projection that stands for the lexical categories, noun, verb,
adjective or preposition which are the head of their phrases. XP
projects to specifier and X’. X’ projects to X' and an adjunct. And
finally projects to X° (zero bar) and complement. The XP is the maximal
projection, while the X’ is the intermediate projection and the Xº is
the zero bar level which is the lexical category. We can exemplify this
using a Noun phrase in Kaningkon language.
1. [ róm se gɔgɔgɔ ].
Man art tall.
‘The tall man’.
NP
Spec N'
Det N Adj p
Det Adj '
Ø róm se gɔgɔgɔ
Man the tall
‘The tall man’.
In the above example, N' [róm] ‘man’ head the phrase and Adjp is its adjunct.
In Transformational Generative Grammar (TGG), the phrase structure rule is.
S→ NP AUX VP
But under X-bar, a sub-theory of Government and Binding theory, the phrase structure rule is as follow.
CP→ Spec C'
C' → C IP
IP→ Spec I'
I' → I VP
VP → Spec V'
V' → V (NP)(PP)(Adv P) (Lamidi, 2000).
1.10.2. The Theta Theory (θ- Theory)
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