Noun Phrase Post-modified by Relative Clause
74 Radford argues that specifier is the optional constituents of NP, PP, AP, and VP
1988, p.513. To digest the comprehension of this pattern’s construction, the examples are presented below.
26 The historic
injustice that the Palestinian people have suffered for so long
must be ended. Appendix 2, no.18, code number: MN2NP40
27 It is a natural PHENOMENON that cannot and should not be
artificially resisted . Appendix 3, no.48, code number: MN3NP 134
From those sentences above, the noun phrase of 27 is “a natural PHENOMENON that cannot and should not be artificially resisted
”. The noun phrase “natural PHENOMENON” is post-modified by finite restrictive relative
clause “that cannot and should not be artificially resisted”. It combined as a new constituent in which specified by the determiner. The tree diagram of 27 is
presented as follows: 28
a natural
PHENOMENON that cannot and should
not be artificially resisted
N N’
NP N’
CP N’
Det. NP
75 The tree diagram above shows that the relative clause “that cannot and
should not be artificially resisted ” functioned as an adjunct. It is not dissimilar to
prepositional phrase functioned as an adjunct. As adjuncts, the relative clause is functioned to provide the characteristic of the headword Dwijatmoko, 2002,
p.15. In addition, the relative clause of 27 specifies the headword “phenomenon” in order to make it to be more distinctive.
b. Noun Phrase + relative clause with noun phrase + prepositional in it
Regarding the findings described in table 4.1, this sub-pattern takes 4.05 of the findings. The percentage indicates that there are ten 10 noun phrases
which have this pattern. Typically, this pattern is the iterating modification of sub- pattern 2a. In this sub-pattern, the noun phrase is post-modified by the relative
clause which embodies the noun phrase post-modified by prepositional phrase. Basically, the general phrase structure of this sub-pattern is similar to the previous
structure, as represented in the following notion. 29
NP Det.
N’ Spec.
C’ Comp.
IP
NP CP
N’ Spec.
I’ I
VP V
Det. N
PP P
NP
76 From this phrase structure, the post-modifier expansion can be seen from
the NP constituent. Poole states unlike NP or N, the N’ level can be repeated or iterated as many time as necessary 2002, p.40. Every N’ level can be
immediately dominates at least an N’ and N. However. it cannot be repeated as N’s level. Therefore, the examples of this sub-pattern are presented as follows:
30 A
REGION that places diplomacy at the forefront. Appendix 2, no.43,
code number: MN2NP113 31
a REGION which demonstrates a commitment to the pursuit of
peaceful settlement of disputes . Appendix 3, no.60, code number:
MN3NP 162 In 31, “a REGION” is post-modified by finite restrictive relative clause
“which demonstrates a commitment to the pursuit of peaceful settlement of disputes
”. This relative clause contains a noun phrase post-modified by prepositional phrase. The prepositional phrase is functioned as the complement. It
is by virtue of the preposition “to” which can be replaced by other prepositions. It shows, the preposition “to” is already fixed in order to specify the meaning of the
headword.
c. Noun Phrase + relative clause modified by another noun phrase +
relative clause
In analyzing the data, the researcher is unfamiliar with this sub-pattern to occur in the speech transcripts. Basically, this sub-pattern is the post-modifier
expansion of sub-pattern 2b. It denotes the N’ is expanded into N’ category in
77 which relative clause is to function as an adjunct. As the expansion of the
previous sub-pattern, it has similar general structure as the other sub-pattern as well as depicted below.
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d. noun phrase + relative clause modified by participial phrase
This sub-pattern takes 1.21 of the findings. Through that proportion, it shows there are three 3 noun phrases which have this pattern occurring in the
speech transcripts of Marty Natalegawa. The example of this pattern is: 33
an important triangular spanning two OCEANS, the Pacific and
Indian Oceans, bounded by Japan in the north, Australia in the south- east and India in the south-west, notably with Indonesia at its center.
.
Appendix 3, no.5, code number: MN3NP9
NP Det.
N’
Spec. C’
Comp. IP
NP CP
N’ Spec.
I’ I
VP V
Det. N’
Relative Clause
78
In 33, the noun phrase “important triangular spanning two OCEANS” is
post-modified by non-restrictive relative clause “the Pacific and Indian Oceans”. It together becomes a noun phrase “important triangular spanning two OCEANS,
the Pacific and Indian Oceans ”. This noun phrase is further post-modified by
participial phrase “bounded by Japan in the north, Australia in the south-east and India in the south-west, notably with Indonesia at its center
”. The participial phrase belonged to-ed participle clauses. Thus, the syntactic structure of 33 is
presented in the following structure. 33b