| Lemma | referent modification |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Downing (2004) |
| Titolo | ON THE CREATION AND USE OF ENGLISH COMPOUND NOUNS |
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| Citazioni | Bolinger [...] proposes [...] that referent modification, as exemplified by "the drowsy policeman", be generated by the conjunction or predications, in this case "There is a person such that he is a policeman" and "There is a person such that he is drowsy". |