The property Noun Possessor has the value “yesâ€ when a possessor can follow the noun it modifies in a <a href="/glossary#neutral-context">neutral context</a>. The possessor in this property is not a pronoun. As with all word order properties, we restrict our attention to <a href="/glossary#productive">productive word order</a> patterns.<br>
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 <b>General Note on Word Order Properties</b>: <br>
A "yes" value for Noun Posessor does not exclude a "yes" value for Possessor Noun.<br><br>

<b>NA (Not Applicable)</b>: Since all known languages have possessors and nouns, this property is always defined. <br>
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1.<br>
English is “yesâ€ for Noun Possessor<br>
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I lived for a while in the apartment of my best friend.<br>
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In this example, the possessor "my best friend" follows the head noun "apartment". Note that even though there is an “ofâ€ separating the head noun and the possessor, it counts as an instance of Noun Possessor.<br>
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2.	<br>
English is also “yesâ€ for Possessor Noun:<br>
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John’s hat<br>
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In other words, English is “yesâ€ for both the property Noun Possessor and the property Possessor Noun.
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Italian is “yesâ€ for Noun Possessor:<br>
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La   casa    di   Gianni<br>
the house  of  Gianni<br>
'John's house'<br>
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La  torta di Maria<br>
the cake of Mary<br>
'Mary's cake'<br>
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Japanese is “noâ€ for the property Noun Possessor, since this order is always ungrammatical:<br>
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*hon   Ken-no <br>
  book Ken-Gen <br>
“Ken’s bookâ€<br>
