8 study to confine the embedding phrases in order to avoid the possible meaning or
the ambiguity that might happen in a sentence of their speeches.
3. Future Researchers
This study can be used by other future researchers as academic references to conduct other further studies dealing with the specific terms of noun phrase.
The future researchers may also compare the findings of this research to their future study by conducting the analysis of the post-noun modification delivered
by native speakers. Meanwhile, the future researcher may proceed with analyzing the critical discourse analysis or the speech act on this speech in order to renew
the noun phrase comprehension.
F. Definition of Terms
There are three definitions of terms that would be described in order to avoid the misinterpretation of this research. The terms are noun phrase, modifiers,
and post-noun modification.
1. Noun Phrase
Jackson 1982, p.66 defines a noun phrase as a phrase which has a noun as its head. As a phrase, a noun phrase can be frequently expanded and modified
by adding modifiers; not only adjectives or the basic noun modifiers instead other elements, such as other nouns or noun phrase, prepositional phrase, verb phrase,
and clauses Kolln Funk, 2012, p.129. To provide the vivid view of noun
9 phrase, the example of it is [The tall GIRL in the corner who has a blue sweater] is
my sister.
2. Modifiers
Based on Baker 1989, p.233, modifier is a word or a construction that tells more about the thing modified. Jackson 1990, p.125 defines a modifier as
the class of items which realize meanings associated with the classification and description of participants. According to sample sentence described in the first
term, [The tall GIRL in the corner who has a blue sweater] is my sister, the noun headword GIRL is followed by some modifiers. Those elements are regarded as
post-noun modifiers since it comes after the noun headword. In addition, modifier is used to provide the additional information of the noun headword.
3. Post Noun Modification known as post-noun modifier
Kolln 1990, p.125 defines post-noun modification as a modifier occurs after the noun headword. It describes that there are three elements of post-noun
modification. They are prepositional phrases, participial phrases, and relative clauses. Sometimes, the post-noun modification can function as the complement
and adjunct. The complement is the post-noun modification which provides the necessary information. Meanwhile, the adjunct is the post-noun modification
which provides the additional information related to the object it modified.
