... Generally,pronoun-headed phrases in subject function and in object function in spoken is higherthan in written English; whereas noun- headed phrases in subjec function and in objectfunction in written is ... higherthan the frequency of noun- headed phrases in spoken English. The reason is asalready discussed that spoken Englishin structure is more easier than written English. Since both speaker and hearer ... of noun phrases: one is noun- headed phrases; the other one is pronoun-headed phrase. Pronoun-headedphrases play different functions as the same as noun- headed phrases do. In addition,pronoun-headed...
... namely (naming something you have just referred to 67 Words 6.2 Prefixes A common way of making new words inEnglishis by adding standard combinations of letters to existing words, ... Noun + suffix. -ist is a common suffix added to existing nouns to describe people and their jobs : ecologist, journalist, artist. Adjective + suffix. Nouns are also formed by adding ... complicated and vary in different publishing houses and between individual writers. American English uses rather fewer hyphens than British English. If you are in doubt, check in a dictionary....
... modifiers of nouns also occur. This construction is not common in standard English or in the medical record sublanguage mentioned above. It is illustrated above in (2) and below in (4). (4) ... Process- ing - Application to Medical Narrative. In [Kittredge 1084]. [Grishman 10831 Grishman, R., Hirsehman, L. and C. Friedman. Isolating Domain Dependencies in Natural Language Interfaces. ... as the omissions of preposi- tions resulting in long noun sequences (ef. (8) and (0) above), can also be treated in this manner. By identify- ing the semantic classes of the nounin the object...
... straight in straight to bed) which is optional and 13 In+ noun+ of In+ noun+ with by+ noun+ of on+ noun+ of other types in aid of in back of in behalf of in case of in charge of in consequence ... consequence of in (the) face of in favor of in front of in (the) light of in lieu of in need of in place of in quest of in respect of in search of in spite of in accordance with in common ... Years: in 1987, in 2009 Seasons: in (the) spring, in (the) summer Centuries: in 19th century 31 CHAPTER II A STUDY ON PREPOSITIONAL PHRASEINENGLISH II.1. Definition There some definitions...