Noun Phrase
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In Naucan a noun phrase consists of a noun, optionally followed by modifiers (adjective phrases and prepositional phrases).
Adjectives always appear after the noun they modify. They agree with the noun in case. When two or more adjectives appear together, their order is free, but they are always connected with a (“and”). Possessive pronouns and quantifiers in Naucan behave like adjectives: they decline and appear after the noun. Naucan does not have articles or determiners; definiteness and indefiniteness are expressed through context.
Appositions follow the noun.
The canonical order of elements in a noun phrase is as follows:
1. Noun (The Head)
2. Descriptive Adjectives
3. Quantifiers (including numerals)
4. Possessives
5. Demonstratives
6. Prepositional Phrases
7. Relative Clauses
‘the house; a house’
‘the new red house’
‘this red house’