Movement of Noun Phrases in English Syntax

Scholarly Paper aus dem Jahr 2001 im Fachbereich Anglistik - Linguistik, einseitig bedruckt, Note: 2,0, Universität zu Köln, 2 Literaturquellen Eintragungen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Englisch, Abstract: Goal of this piece of work is to provide a thorough overview and explanation of the movement of noun phrases (NPs) in the English language. Emphasis will be laid on the passivization and raising processes and the VP-Internal-Hypothesis which gives an understanding and explanation where nouns originate and move up to.A general introduction of transformational grammar and categories is supposed to give the necessary frame for understanding English syntax.