This study investigates three different postmodifying adjective constructions in the English
language. While English adjectives generally precede the entities they modify they may also
occur in postmodifying position. This study assumes that the different postmodifying
constructions are a positional variation of attributive premodification. The support for this
claim is derived from a detailed analysis of the general syntax and semantics of adjectives as
well as a cross-check of previous theories with a wide range of actual language examples taken
from computerized corpora. An approach from the Prague School 'Functional Sentence Perspective'
enables this study to accomplish an integrated view of adjectival postmodification.
