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Fold navy 285 Posted 4 years ago
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A fused-head construction
The village without sun which created its own
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My question is:
Is "its own" a noun phrase in which "own" is a fused-head construction and the head of the NP?
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the village without sun which created its own . Yes: the adjective "own" is a fused modifier-head, with "its own" interpreted anaphorically as "its own sun".
- the village without sun which created its own .
- Yes: the adjective "own" is a fused modifier-head, with "its own" interpreted anaphorically as "its own sun".
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the village without sun which created its own.
Yes: the adjective "own" is a fused modifier-head, with "its own" interpreted anaphorically as "its own sun".
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