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Volume 11 : 5 May 2011
ISSN 1930-2940

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Substitution as a Feature of Syntactic Nominalization in Bengali

Champa Kar, Ph.D.

1.0 Introduction
1.1. Basic Features of Syntactical Nominalization
1.2. Noun Phrase
1.2.1. Structure of Noun Phrase
1.2.2. Features of Noun Phrase
1.3. Noun Clause
1.3.1. Structure of Noun Clause
1.3.2. Features of Noun Clause
1.4. Relative Clause

1.0. Introduction Regarding the syntactic analysis of nominalization grammarians are of different opinions. In generative grammar it is held that syntactically the process of nominalization have the internal structure of sentences1 this is also the view of Lees who commented the nominals generated by the nominalization rules are not themselves sentences, but rather they are noun-like version of sentences. These nominals must occur as nominals within other sentences.2Whereas, Vendler defines nominalization as a means of joining sentences by applying a transformation which turns a sentence into a nominal embedded in an appropriate matrix sentence.3 These discussions are very much relevant in the present discussion. The discussion on 'Nominalization in Bengali' requires syntactical approaches along with some lexical approaches. Thus far, in this section a study has been attempted to give a brief account of the syntactic nature of Bengali nominalization. It is true that a study on syntactic nominalization has been attempted but here the focus is mainly on the substitution feature of the noun.

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Champa Kar, Ph.D.
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Indian Statistical Institute
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