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'''NP''' is a common abbreviation for ''[[noun phrase]]''.
 
'''NP''' is a common abbreviation for ''[[noun phrase]]''.
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This abbreviation is so frequent that it is often not explained in linguists' work. When talking about noun phrases, linguists often say [enpi:], using the abbreviation also in speech.
  
 
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Revision as of 14:42, 29 August 2007

NP is a common abbreviation for noun phrase.

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This abbreviation is so frequent that it is often not explained in linguists' work. When talking about noun phrases, linguists often say [enpi:], using the abbreviation also in speech.