Exploration of Head in Nominal Groups in English

ZHANG Jing-yuan; KONG Ai-ai

Jun. 2021

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ZHANG Jing-yuan, KONG Ai-ai. Exploration of Head in Nominal Groups in English[J]. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing ( Social Sciences Edition), 2010, 26(1): 89-95.

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ZHANG Jing-yuan, KONG Ai-ai. Exploration of Head in Nominal Groups in English[J]. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing ( Social Sciences Edition), 2010, 26(1): 89-95.

ZHANG Jing-yuan, KONG Ai-ai. Exploration of Head in Nominal Groups in English[J]. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing ( Social Sciences Edition), 2010, 26(1): 89-95.

Citation:

ZHANG Jing-yuan, KONG Ai-ai. Exploration of Head in Nominal Groups in English[J]. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing ( Social Sciences Edition), 2010, 26(1): 89-95.

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Exploration of Head in Nominal Groups in English

School of Foreign Studies University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China

Received Date: 2009-09-27
Available Online: 2021-06-26

Abstract

Abstract

In the nominal group, the element "head" is a very important constituent which has drawn much attention from linguists.By comparing different descriptions as to head in traditional grammar, the Sydney Grammar and the Cardiff Grammar of Systemic Functional Linguistics, this paper attempts to explore the strengths and weaknesses of the Cardiff Grammar's description.
- the Cardiff Grammar,
- head,
- nominal group