Comparative Concept: possessive attributive phrase (cxn)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
possessive attributive phrase (cxn)
| Typ | cxn:obsolete |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | possessive attributive phrase • possessive modifier phrase • genitive phrase |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | possessive attributive phrase (cxn) |
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Hierarchy
Definition
an attributive phrase whose head denotes an object concept - modifying a referent expression via a possession relation. Example: in Sally's calendar, Sally is a possessive attributive phrase: its head denotes an object concept, the person Sally, and Sally is in a possession relation with respect to the calendar. (Section 4.1.4)