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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Independent noun phrases

An impoverished blind masseur becomes a mercenary swordsman, to gain basic respect. The first of novelist Kan Shimozawa's Zatoichi series: 26 films, a TV series and a play, all but two starring controversial singer/producer/director Shintaro Katsu. First of six Zatoichi films directed by Kenji Misumi. The shrewd Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighboring town's smaller gang is brewing.

In my example, the sentence "First of six Zatoichi films directed by Kenji Misumi" consists of only a noun phrase.
I'd like to know what role that independent noun phrases play in various texts.
  

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park sang joon I'd like to know what role that independent noun phrases play in various texts. It is a telegraphic style for blurbs, advertisements, notices and other instruments that do not require complete sentences.

— Mister Micawber

  • park sang joon I'd like to know what role that independent noun phrases play in various texts.
  • It is a telegraphic style for blurbs, advertisements, notices and other instruments that do not require complete sentences.
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park sang joonI'd like to know what role that independent noun phrases play in various texts.
It is a telegraphic style for blurbs, advertisements, notices and other instruments that do not require complete sentences.
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Mister MicawberIt is a telegraphic style for blurbs, advertisements, notices and
... poorly written reviews.
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