The Syntactic Structure of Noun Phrases (1)

Abstract

This chapter focuses on the structure of the noun phrase. After laying out what different forms the nominal phrase can take and what their interpretational properties are, we investigate issues related to modi cation and the nature of the classi er. After this, we discuss proposals in the literature on the structure of the noun phrase, discussing issues related to number as well as to the question of whether the Chinese noun phrase involves a DP or not. Our discussion will draw on data from both Mandarin and Cantonese. 1