Recursive Noun Phrase

A Recursive Noun Phrase is a Complex Noun Phrase with a Recursive Phrase Structure.

• AKA: Recursive NP, Compound Noun Phrase.
• Context:
  • It can have more than one candidate Head Noun when Parsing it.
  • It can be derived from the Production Rule NP → NP CONJ NP.
• Example(s):
  • "An [international [diplomatic organization]] should always meet the [local [governing body]]”.
  • "[Cats and racoons and foxes] prowl.", from NP → NP and NP.
  • "[The apple beside the tree] is a Macintosh.".
  • a Nested Entity Mention.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Base Noun Phrase.
    • "[The apple] beside [the tree] is [a Macintosh].", Base Noun Phrases.
  • a Proper Noun.
• See: Syntactic Parsing Task, Compound Phrase.

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