Comparative Concept: noun (cxn)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
noun (cxn)
| Typ | construction |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | noun |
| Assoziiert |
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Definition
the head of a nominal phrase – that is, referring phrase – that denotes an object. Example: the word violin in the referring phrase an old violin is a noun – it is an object concept that is the head of the referring phrase. (Sections 2.2.3, 3.1)