1. The following phrase is called Binominal Noun Phrase (BNP)since it has two prominent nouns in it. The example in (1) can beparaphrased as “the village is like a jewel”.
(1)a jewel of a village
　First of all, draw two possible tree diagrams for the BNP in (1). In the first tree, assume that a is a determinative, jewel isthe Head and of a village its Complement. In the second tree,again take a to be a determinative, jewel of a to be a complexAdjunct in the shape of an NP, and village to be the Head. Usetriangles for the complex Adjunct and for the PPs.
　Now, determine which tree representation is the best oneto describe the BNP in (1) semantically and syntactically.Provide arguments to support your answer. (25%)