THE LOCATION OF NOUN PHRASES IN SENTENCES IN GENERATIVE LINGUISTICS

Abstract

The aim of the article is to discuss whether a Noun Phrase (NP) branches out from an Agreement Phrase (Agr. P), or from a Determiner Phrase (DP) or from another functional category and shed light on the location of Noun Phrases in sentences. In the traditional analysis of phrases, Noun (N) is considered to be the head of a nominal phrase. In the mid-80s, Determiner (D) begins to be accepted as the headof nominal phrases. However, in this study, it is claimed that the nominal phrases are headed by the case category. In other words NP branches out from Case Phrase (Case P).

Keywords: Noun Phrases, determiner Phrase, Agreement Phrase, Case Phrase

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