Noun as Modifier in Nominal Group: a Functional Grammar Approach

  • Authors

    • Ervina CM Simatupang
    • Anum Dahlia
    2018-12-13
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.34.25306
  • noun, nominal group, modifier.

  • Abstract

    To get comprehensive understanding about the meaning of a nominal group, we need to study the components forming the nominal group structure. The structure of nominal group consists of Head and Modifier. Head is the matter being talked, and it is realized by noun. Modifiers are words which modify the Head, and they are realized by word classes of determiner, numeral, adjective, and noun. Noun as a Head in nominal group is a rule as the theory says nominal group is a group of words with a noun as the headword, but noun as a modifier word deserves researching. The objective of this paper is to know the function and the meanings of noun as modifying component in nominal group structure. To obtain the function and the meanings of it, the theories of Functional Grammar are used, since the theories discuss the structure of nominal group comprehensively. The method used in this research is the qualitative method. The results of this research are noun as modifier has function to classify the Thing into its subclass, then it is labeled as Classifier, and the meanings expressed by classifier are expressing purpose and function, status, scope, mode of operation, and origin.

     

  • References

    1. [1] Bloor, T. and Bloor M. (2004). The Functional Analysis of English. Hodder Education.

      [2] Butler, S. C. (2003). Structure and Function: A Guide to Three Major Structure-Functional Theories, Part 1: Approaches to the simplex clause. John Benjamins Publishing Company.

      [3] Downing, A. and Locke, P. (2002). A University Course in English Grammar. Routledge.

      [4] Halliday, M.A.K. and Matthiessen, C.M.I.M. (2004). An Introduction to Functional Grammar. Edward Arnold.

      [5] Halliday, M.A.K. and Matthiessen, C.M.I.M. (2014). Halliday’s Introduction to Functional Grammar. Routledge.

      [6] Lock, G. (1996). Functional English Grammar. Cambridge University Press.

      [7] Thomson, G. (2014). Introduction to Functional Grammar. Hodder Arnord.

      [8] Putra, A. Isyam, A. and Tiarina, Y. (2012). The Students’ Ability in Arranging Words into Noun Phrases with Pre-Modifiers. Journal of English Language Teaching, 1(1), 256-261

      [9] Sylwanowicz, M. (2017). Noun Phrase Modification in Early Modern English Recipes. Central European Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2(2), 37-49.

      [10] Feist, J. (2012). Premodifiers in English: Their Structures and Significance. Cambridge University Press.

  • Downloads

  • How to Cite

    CM Simatupang, E., & Dahlia, A. (2018). Noun as Modifier in Nominal Group: a Functional Grammar Approach. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(4.34), 331-335. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.34.25306

    Received date: 2019-01-03

    Accepted date: 2019-01-03

    Published date: 2018-12-13