English Nominal Idiom
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An English Nominal Idiom is an english idiom that functions as a noun phrase with non-compositional meaning.
- AKA: English Noun Idiom, English Idiomatic Noun Phrase, English NP Idiom.
- Context:
- It can typically function as English Subject or english object in english sentence structure.
- It can often take English Determiners like "the" or "a" in english syntactic context.
- It can frequently resist English Pluralization despite having english noun head.
- It can generally maintain English Fixed Word Order in english phrase structure.
- It can usually appear with English Copula Verbs like "is" or "was" in english predication.
- It can commonly include English Prepositional Phrases as english fixed components.
- It can sometimes allow English Adjectival Modification with limited english modifiers.
- It can range from being a Concrete English Nominal Idiom to being an Abstract English Nominal Idiom, depending on its english referent type.
- It can range from being a Count English Nominal Idiom to being a Mass English Nominal Idiom, depending on its english quantification property.
- It can range from being a Definite English Nominal Idiom to being an Indefinite English Nominal Idiom, depending on its english determiner requirement.
- It can range from being a Simple English Nominal Idiom to being a Complex English Nominal Idiom, depending on its english structural complexity.
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- Example(s):
- English Warning Nominal Idioms, such as:
- English Problem Nominal Idioms, such as:
- English Ease Nominal Idioms, such as:
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- Counter-Example(s):
- English Verbal Idiom, which functions as verbal predicate.
- English Adjectival Idiom, which functions as modifier.
- English Literal Noun Phrase, which has compositional meaning.
- English Compound Noun, which forms single word.
- See: English Idiom, English Verbal Idiom, CANARYINACOALMINE English Idiom Lexeme, REDFLAG English Idiom Lexeme, ELEPHANTINTHEROOM English Idiom Lexeme, WRITINGONTHEWALL English Idiom Lexeme, Noun Phrase, Idiomatic Expression.