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Table 2 Main grammatical structures of noun phrases

From: A semi-automated method for acquisition of common-sense and inferentialist knowledge

Structure of noun phrase EXP

Examples

\(<\)noun\(>\)

vingança, pistolagem

\(<\)noun\(>\)\(<\)adjective\(>\)

crime passional, impunidade penal

\(<\)adjective\(>\)\(<\)noun\(>\)

má urbanização

\(<\!adjective_1\!><\!noun\!><\!adjective_2\!>\)

má iluminação pública

\(<noun_{1}>\)\(<\)“DE”\(><noun_2>\)

aula de português, bola de plástico