The Structure of Noun Phrases

In this paper will be explored the internal structure of noun phrases (NPs) in greater detail, focusing on how they are constructed beyond just single words like pronouns or names. Up to this point, the it is done the primarily examined the internal structure of verb phrases (VPs), looking at components such as:

· Complements of verbs in VPs

· Adverbials in VPs

· Auxiliary verbs and their complements in VPs.

However, now our attention is focused to Noun Phrases (NPs), which are crucial building blocks of sentence structure. While a simple NP can consist of a single word such as a pronoun ("he," "they") or a name ("John," "Paris"), we’ll focus on more complex noun phrases, which often contain additional elements, such as determiners, adjectives, and other modifiers.