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Definite-Plural-NP Construction [THE-NOUN CXN]

Name Definite-Plural-NP Construction [THE-NOUN CXN]
Semantic function of cxn Referring to more than one ‘thing’ of the same class.
Syntactic form the Npl
Example They parked their car near the railway station.
Agreement plural verb
General cxn-type DEFINITE-REFERENCE-NP CONSTRUCTION
COUNT-NP CONSTRUCTION
Construction family NP CONSTRUCTION
Literature Herbst & Hoffmann (2023: Ch. 5)
Annotators/Date TRH/04/21F