Difference between revisions of "NP-MSR"

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Dative measure phrases modifying ADJs and ADVs

In the examples below, only the dative projects NP-MSR modifying either adverbs or adjectives (since those don't measure anything).

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)*

The following datives (bold) project an NP-MSR that modifies ADJP

• þeim mun verri
• miklu skemmtilegri
• sýnu betri
• því betri

			  (IP-SUB (NEG eigi-ekki)
				  (MDPS muni-munu)
				  (NP-SBJ (PRO-N hún-hún))
				  (NP-OB2 (PRO-A oss-ég))
				  (ADJP (NP-MSR (D-D því-það))
					(ADJR-N betri-góður)
					(NP (N-G áheits-áheit))
					(PP (P en-en)
					    (CP-CMP (WADJP-3 0)
						    (C 0)
						    (IP-SUB (ADJP *T*-3)
							    (NP-SBJ (OTHERS-N aðrir-annar)))))

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 (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))))

	      (CP-THT-SPE-PRN-1 (C að-að)
				(IP-SUB-SPE (NEG ekki-ekki)
					    (VBPI elska-elska)
					    (NP-SBJ (PRO-N ég-ég))
					    (NP-OB1 (PRO-A þig-þú))
					    (NP-MSR (Q-A minna-lítill)
						    (PP (P en-en)
							(CP-CMP-SPE (WNP-2 0)
								    (C 0)
								    (IP-SUB-SPE (NP-MSR *T*-2)
										(NP-SBJ (PRO-N hin-hinn)
											(NS-N börn$-barn)
											(D-N $in-hinn)
											(NP-POS (PRO-N mín-minn)))))))
					    (. ;-;)))))

Other kinds of examples

Frá hinum minnsta til ins mesta

				(NP-MSR (PP (P from)
					    (NP (D the) (ADJS lest)))
					(PP (P to)
					    (NP (D the) (ADJS greatest))))
...
	  (. .)) (ID TYNDNEW-E1-P2,VIII,1A.167))