the category symbols NP (noun phrase^1 ), Det (determiner), N (noun)
are all at nodes in the diagram.
The NP node is said to dominatethe Det node and the N node.
see also base componentno-interface position n
see interface
noise^1 n
when speech sounds are produced, the moving particles of air from the
lungs may form regular patterns (see sound wave) or irregular patterns.
These irregular patterns are called noise and occur in the production of
certain consonants such as /s/.
noise^2 n
(in information theory) any disturbance or defect which interferes
with the transmission of the message from one person to another. In speech,
this interference could be caused by other sounds, e.g. a pneumatic drill,
a voice on the radio. Because of the presence of noise, a certain degree of
redundancy is necessary in any communication.
nominal n
1 a term used instead of noun.
2 a term for a linguistic unit which has some but not all characteristics of
a noun, e.g. wounded in The wounded were taken by helicopter to the
hospital.
Although wounded is the head of the noun phrase the wounded and is
preceded by an article, it would not be modified by an adjective but by an
adverb, e.g. the seriously wounded.
nominal clause n
also noun clause
a clause which functions like a noun or noun phrase; that is, which may
occur as subject, object complement, in apposition, or as prepositional
complement. For example:
nominal clause as subject: What she said is awful.
nominal clause as object: I don’t know what she said.
nominalization n nominalize v
the grammatical process of forming nouns from other parts of speech,
usually verbs or adjectives. For example, in English: nominalized forms
from the verb to write:writing, writer as in: His writingis illegible. Her
mother is a writer.
nominalization