A SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS OF THE ENGLISH NOUN PHRASE

BY
YANORIA MARSALINA KAPITAN
2001020061
VI/E

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

NUSA CENDANA UNIVERSITY

2023
Introduction : Here the writer will explain why the writer chose that topic, because the writer
is interested in learning more, therefore the writer chose the topic with the title Syntactic
analysis of English Noun Phrase.

I chose this topic because it is still related to noun phrases, which the author summarizes all
the detailed information in the next chapter. In English syntax, a noun phrase (NP) is a group of
words that function as nouns in a sentence. It usually consists of a noun or pronoun as a head,
and other words such as determiners, adjectives, and modifiers that give more information
about the noun.

Thoery : In English, noun phrases usually consist of a noun or pronoun, along with a modifier
that describes or defines the noun. The basic structure of English noun phrases is:

Determiner + Adjective + Noun (+ Prepositional Phrase) Determiners are words that indicate
noun references in a phrase. They include articles (a, an, the) and demonstratives (this, that,
this, that). Adjectives are words that describe or define nouns, and they can appear before or
after nouns. Prepositional phrases can also be used to provide more information about nouns.
For example, in the noun phrase "big red ball on the shelf," "the" is the determinant, "big" and
"red" are adjectives, "ball" is a noun, and "on the shelf" is a noun. prepositional phrase.In
addition to determinants, adjectives, and prepositional phrases, there are several other types of
modifiers that can be used in noun phrases. This includes:Participial phrases: These are phrases
that use the present or past participle to modify nouns. For example, "sleeping baby" or
"broken vase."Relative clause: This is a clause that describes or defines a noun, and begins with
a relative pronoun such as "who", "who", "who", "that", or "which". For example, "the woman
next door" or "the book I read yesterday."Infinitive phrases: These are phrases that use the
infinitive form of the verb to change nouns. For example, "the decision to quit his job" or "the
desire to travel the world." Overall, the structure of English noun phrases can be quite complex,
and there are many different types of modifiers that can be used to provide additional
information about the noun.

3. Methods

Syntactic analysis of English noun phrases usually involves identifying the elements that make
up the phrase and their relationship to one another. Following are some of the common
methods used for this analysis: Identify the head noun: The head noun is the main noun in the
phrase which determines the syntactical nature of the phrase. For example, in the noun phrase
"I live in a house near the mountains," "mountains" is the main noun.

Identifying determiners: Determiners are the words that come before a noun and indicate the
specificity or quantity of a noun. Examples of determinants include "the", "a/an", "this", "that",
"these", "these", and "some".Adjective identification: Adjectives modify nouns by describing or
qualifying them. They can appear before or after the noun they change. Examples of adjectives
include "old", "fast", "delicious", "happy", etc.

Identify prepositional phrases: Prepositional phrases are groups of words that begin with a
preposition (such as "in", "on", "at", "by", "with") and end with a noun or pronoun. They usually
function as modifiers for noun phrases. For example, in the noun phrase "the book is on the
table," "on the table" is a prepositional phrase that modifies "the book."

Discussion

Result and data

Syntactic analysis is the process of analyzing the structure of a sentence or phrase to identify its
grammatical components and relationships. In English, a noun phrase is a key syntactic unit that
usually consists of a head noun and can be modified by different types of phrases, such as
adjectives, determiners, and prepositional phrases.

For example, in the noun phrase "big black cat," the noun "cat" is the head, and the adjectives
"big" and "black" modify the noun. The determiner "the" determines which cat is referred to,
and the entire phrase functions as a noun in the larger sentence.There are various approaches
to syntax analysis, including dependency parsing and constituency parsing. In dependency
parsing, the relationships between words in a sentence are represented as directed graphs,
with each word as a node and the ends representing the grammatical relationships between
them. Constituency parsing, on the other hand, breaks down a sentence into its constituent
phrases, identifying the hierarchical structure of the sentence.

Overall, the syntactical analysis of English noun phrases is a complex task that requires a deep
understanding of the grammar and syntax of the language.

What is the syntactic function of the English noun phrase? Image result for What is syntactical
analysis of English noun phrases noun phrases usually have function arguments. That is, the
syntactic functions they fulfill are the main clause predicate arguments, specifically the subject,
object, and predicative expression.