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gram·mat·i·cal con·struc·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. construction, grammatical construction, expressionnoun

    a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit

    "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"

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  1. Grammatical construction

    In linguistics, a grammatical construction is any syntactic string of words ranging from sentences over phrasal structures to certain complex lexemes, such as phrasal verbs. Grammatical constructions form the primary unit of study in construction grammar theories. In construction grammar, cognitive grammar, and cognitive linguistics, a grammatical construction is a syntactic template that is paired with conventionalized semantic and pragmatic content. In these disciplines, constructions are given a more semiotic character. In generative frameworks, constructions are generally argued to be void of content and derived by the general syntactic rules of the language in question.

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  1. grammatical construction

    A grammatical construction is a particular arrangement of words in a sentence, phrase, or clause in accordance with the rules of a particular syntax or grammar. It refers to the way in which different types of words and phrases relate to each other to convey a specific meaning. The term includes things like word order, verb tense, punctuation, idiomatic expressions and sentence structure in the languages.

Wikidata

  1. Grammatical construction

    In linguistics, a grammatical construction is any syntactic string of words ranging from sentences over phrasal structures to certain complex lexemes, such as phrasal verbs. Grammatical constructions form the primary unit of study in construction grammar theories. In construction grammar, cognitive grammar, and cognitive linguistics, a grammatical construction is a syntactic template that is paired with conventionalized semantic and pragmatic content. In these disciplines, constructions are given a more semiotic character. In generative frameworks, constructions are generally argued to be void of content and derived by the general syntactic rules of the language in question.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of grammatical construction in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of grammatical construction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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  • γραμματική κατασκευήGreek
  • 文法的な構成Japanese

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