Noun Phrase Premodification by Participles
University of Banja Luka Banja Luka Faculty of Philology January 2013 English Language and Literature
Seminar paper
Topic: Noun phrase premodification by participles
Student: Mentor: Jelena Galić Dejan Milinović
Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. Participles in premodification 2.1. –ed participle 2.2. –ing participle 2.3. The difference
3. Possible translations into Serbian
4. Conclusion
5. References
1. Introduction
This paper will briefly explain participles on the morphological level and give examples for both of them (-ed and -ing participles). Then it will show how and when they can be used in different semantic and grammatical structures. During the explanation of their use in a sentence, it will also mention the differences between them, by what they are different and also the exceptions when they can be almost synonymous.
Of course, the translation of these structures, which are not common in most Slavic languages including Serbian, will also have to be explained. Sometimes it can be a word for word translation, but in most cases an additional effort is needed to translate the given structures.
One of the aims of this paper is to introduce the morphosyntax learners to the possibility of using participles in noun phrase premodification. This is a rarely used syntactic possibility by non-native English speakers. Also, one of the aims is to show them how participles can be correctly interpreted and translated into Serbian. And last but not least, we have to learn about noun phrase in general and especially about its constituents because it is the most complex and important phrase in the English language.
2. Participles in premodification
Seminar paper
Topic: Noun phrase premodification by participles
Student: Mentor: Jelena Galić Dejan Milinović
Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. Participles in premodification 2.1. –ed participle 2.2. –ing participle 2.3. The difference
3. Possible translations into Serbian
4. Conclusion
5. References
1. Introduction
This paper will briefly explain participles on the morphological level and give examples for both of them (-ed and -ing participles). Then it will show how and when they can be used in different semantic and grammatical structures. During the explanation of their use in a sentence, it will also mention the differences between them, by what they are different and also the exceptions when they can be almost synonymous.
Of course, the translation of these structures, which are not common in most Slavic languages including Serbian, will also have to be explained. Sometimes it can be a word for word translation, but in most cases an additional effort is needed to translate the given structures.
One of the aims of this paper is to introduce the morphosyntax learners to the possibility of using participles in noun phrase premodification. This is a rarely used syntactic possibility by non-native English speakers. Also, one of the aims is to show them how participles can be correctly interpreted and translated into Serbian. And last but not least, we have to learn about noun phrase in general and especially about its constituents because it is the most complex and important phrase in the English language.
2. Participles in premodification
References: 1. Quirk and S. Greenbaum. A University Grammar of English. London: Longman, 1973 2. Quirk, Greenbaum and Others. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. London: Longman, 1985 3. Tibor Laczkó. Another look at participles and adjectives in the English DP. Hong Kong: CSLI Publications, 2001 -------------------------------------------- [ 2 ]. Quirk, Greenbaum and Others. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language (London: Longman, 1985) [ 3 ]. ibid [ 4 ]. ibid [ 5 ]. Quirk and S. Greenbaum. A University Grammar of English. (London: Longman, 1973) [ 6 ]. Quirk, Greenbaum and Others. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language (London: Longman, 1985) [ 7 ]. Tibor Laczkó. Another look at participles and adjectives in the English DP. (Hong Kong: CSLI Publications, 2001)