3. Dependent phrases

Syntactic functions and complexity features

• Structural type 3: Dependent phrases

  • Syntactic function 1: clause constituent adverbial
    • Complexity feature 1: adverb phrase
    • Complexity feature 2: prepositional phrase
  • Syntactic function 2: noun phrase constituent_modifier
    • Complexity feature 1: attributive adjectives as noun pre-modifier
    • Complexity feature 2: noun as noun pre-modifier
    • Complexity feature 3: of genetive phrases as noun post-modifier
    • Complexity feature 4: other prepositional phrases as noun post-modifier
    • Complexity feature 5: appositive noun phrases as noun post-modifier
  • Syntactic function 3: other phrase constituent_adjective complement
    • Complexity feature 1: prepositional phrases as adjective complement
  • Syntactic function 4: other phrase constituent_adjective/adverb modifier
    • Complexity feature 1: adverb phrase as adjective/adverb modifier