A Comparative Study Of The Structure Of The Nominal Group/Noun Phrase In Professional And Popularized Legal Texts.

Abstract

This study analyses the structure of noun phrase/nominal group in the professional and popularized legal texts. Qualitative approach was used as method of analysis. The result of the analysis revealed that there is no significant variation in the structure of the noun phrases/nominal groups in the two categories of legal texts. The head nouns in both categories of texts are pre-modified by determiners -an article or adjective. Post-modifies in both categories of legal texts are however, complex. The post-head modifying elements in the professional texts are mostly introduced by relative pronouns, while those found in the popularized texts are mostly introduced by prepositions.