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Usually NP, but ADJP can be the complement of P in a limited number of cases (usually fixed expressions); see [http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~beatrice/annotation/syn-phrase.htm#pp_comp PPCME2,PPCEME], and also: UM HEILT.
 
Usually NP, but ADJP can be the complement of P in a limited number of cases (usually fixed expressions); see [http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~beatrice/annotation/syn-phrase.htm#pp_comp PPCME2,PPCEME], and also: UM HEILT.
 
Note: SANNUR, in e.g. "með sönnu að segja", projects an NP when it is the complement of P.
 
Note: SANNUR, in e.g. "með sönnu að segja", projects an NP when it is the complement of P.
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Fixed expressions where a PP takes an ADJP complement:
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* Ekki leið '''á löngu'''.

Revision as of 16:12, 17 March 2010

Stranded prepositions

[...] það máttu reiða þig upp á. (Piltur og stúlka)

ADJP Complements of P

"fyrir víst" see PPCME2,PPCEME guidelines


but "satt að segja" projects an NP:

(NP-OB1 (ADJ-NSNSP satt-sannur)
	(CP-EOP (WNP-2 0)
	        (IP-INF (NP-OB1 *T*-2)
		        (TO að-að)
		        (VB-TA mæla-mæla))))

Complements of PP

Usually NP, but ADJP can be the complement of P in a limited number of cases (usually fixed expressions); see PPCME2,PPCEME, and also: UM HEILT. Note: SANNUR, in e.g. "með sönnu að segja", projects an NP when it is the complement of P.

Fixed expressions where a PP takes an ADJP complement:

  • Ekki leið á löngu.