Ex Anniana Milonis domo : les syntagmes nominaux avec deux compléments de possession

Abstract

The objective of this article is to examine noun phrases containing a possessive genitive and an adjective derived from a proper noun. Although such constructions are not very frequently attested, examples of them are provided by avalent nouns that denote human artifacts (templum, aedes, domus, signum, etc.). The examples collected make it possible to determine the conditions of use of such complex noun phrases as well as competing means of expression, in particular, metonymical constructions.

Keywords

• noun phrase
• possessive genitive
• proper noun adjective
• noun valency
• metonymy