Difference between revisions of "NP-MSR"

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Dative measure phrases modifying ADJs

The ADJs of the following type of ADJPs are modified by a (bold) dative NP-MSR, see also NP-CMP when meaning is comparative:

• skömmu síðar (whole thing is ADVP-TMP)

Measure phrase of distance

( (IP-MAT-SPE (CONJ en-en)
	      (ADVP-TMP (ADV nú-nú))
	      (RDPI verð-verða)
	      (NP-SBJ (PRO-N ég-ég))
	      (IP-INF-SPE (IP-INF-SPE (TO að-að) (VB fara-fara))
			  (CONJP (CONJ og-og)
				 (IP-INF-SPE (TO *)
					     (VB hóa-hóa)
					     (NP-OB1 (NS-D kindu$-kind) (D-D $num-hinn))
					     (NP-MSR (ADV dálítið-dálítið) (ADJR lengra-langt))
					     (RP fram-fram)
					     (RP eftir-eftir))))

Measure phrase of time

Hann var sextán vetra (gamall).

( (IP-MAT (VBDI lá-liggja)
	  (NP-SBJ (PRO-N hún-hún))
	  (PP (P í-í)
	      (NP (PRO-D því-það)))
	  (NP-MSR (ADJ lengi-lengi)
		  (NP-POS (N-G sumars-sumar)))
	  (. .-.)))

"Allt í einu", and the like are measure phrases of time:

(NP-MSR (Q-N allt-allur)
		 (PP (P í-í)
		      (NP (ONE-D einu-einn))))

(NP-MSR (ONE-N einn-einn) 
                 (N-N dag-dagur)
		 (PP (P í-í)
		      (NP (ONE-D einu-einn))))

Measure phrase of degree

OF MIKIÐ

	  (VBDI lét-láta)
	  (NP-SBJ (PRO-N hann-hann))
	  (NEG ekki-ekki)
	  (IP-INF (NP-SBJ (N-A konu-kona)
			  (NP-POS (PRO-A sína-sinn)))
		  (HVPI hafa-hafa)
		  (NP-MSR (ADV of-of) (Q-N mikið-mikið))
		  (PP (P undir-undir)
		      (NP (NS-D höndum-hönd))))