ESH110 Lecture 9: Week 9- Features of Text Noun Groups
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Lecture: Noun+groups+and+adjective+ groups-Participants+in+language+ Click+here
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Lecture
One+short+section+of+Humphrey,+ Droga+and+Feez (2012).+See+pages:+ 33-46
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Reading
Notes
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-Who+or+what+ is+involved+in+a+process
-Participants+are+expressed+ by+noun+groups/adjective+ groups
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*+,()-."(-*"/01
People+(John)
Places+(Tasmania)
Concrete+objects+(oranges)
Abstract+ concepts+(s uccess)
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23'0)- 45-*+ ,( )
---Common+Nouns+(e.g.+the+dog)
Name+ general+ items
Typically+ no+capital+ letter
---Proper+Nouns+(e.g.+ Woofy)
Name+ specific+things
Must+have+a+capital+letter
---Pronouns
A+ word+that+ takes+ the+ place+ of+another+ noun+(e.g.+ I,+ you,+him,+ her,+ his,+ hers,+she,+ he,+ they,+ them,+ it)
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Notes+from+Noun+Groups+and+Adjective+ Groups+Lecture
*+,(-6#+,')
77-Main+Noun
---Pre-modifiers
The+ words + before+ a+ noun
---Post-modifiers/Qualifiers
The+ words + after+ a+ noun
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Week$9-Features$of$Text:$Noun$Groups