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PP
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A Adposition Phrase (PP) may occur within a Noun Phrase (NP) to form various constructions. So, a PP within an NP may be used in various functions.

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One argument of the noun can be realised as a possessor. The other arguments of the noun are realised as PPs, and PPs must follow the noun (Complementation of Noun Phrases). An example of an NP is given below, which is followed by the sentence corresponding to the NP:

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a. Caesars ferkeap fan wyn oan de Galjers
Caesar's sale of wine to the Gauls
Caesar's selling of wine to the Gauls
b. Caesar ferkocht wyn oan de Galjers
Caesar sold wine to the Gauls
Caesar sold wine to the Gauls

Other PPs follow the noun as well, such as time and place adverbials (Modification of Noun Phrases):

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De ferkeap fan wyn yn Gallië dit jier
the sale of wine in Gaul this year
The sale of wine in Gaul this year

The number of PPs following the noun is not syntactically limited.

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