Like is a preposition, and it's followed by a noun , or pronoun, or a nounphrase.
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In neurophysiological experiments across diverse languages we found that during processing, participants initially interpret the first base-form nounphrase they hear (e.g.
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Nounphrases may be expanded, and noun clauses contracted, transposed, etc.
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The program extracts nouns , proper nouns and nounphrases to measure similarity between articles and determine when they cover the same event.