Lingüística - Syntax

a sequence or chain of linguistic units, such as words or morphemes, that are linked together to form a larger structure

cadena, secuencia

the relationship between words or constituents in a sentence that determines their roles and functions within the sentence

relación gramatical, vínculo gramatical

a type of word that serves a grammatical or structural role in a sentence rather than carrying lexical meaning

palabra funcional, palabra gramatical

a word, phrase, or clause that is mentioned prior to a pronoun or anaphoric expression and to which the pronoun or anaphor refers

antecedente, referente

a concept within the field of syntax and semantics in linguistics that refers to the grammatical and semantic relationships between pronouns, reflexives, and their antecedents within a sentence or discourse

vínculo, obligación

a syntactic relationship between two clauses where the subject of one clause determines the interpretation or reference of an element in the other clause

control, control sintáctico

a linguistic relationship where two or more linguistic expressions within a discourse refer to the same entity in the world

coreferencia, referencia cruzada

a syntactic phenomenon in English where the auxiliary verb "do" is used to form questions, negatives, and emphatic statements in certain contexts

soporte-do, uso de 'do'

a syntactic phenomenon in which a verb assigns accusative case to a noun phrase that is syntactically an object but semantically related to a higher clause

marcaje de caso excepcional, caso excepcional de marcado

a syntactic process in which a constituent is moved from its canonical position to a non-canonical position in a sentence for the purpose of improving readability or emphasizing certain elements

extrapositión, extrapositiva

a syntactic phenomenon where non-finite verbs or verb phrases are omitted in coordinated clauses, with only the shared elements being expressed, resulting in a shortened or elliptical sentence structure

gaping, omisión verbal

a linguistic phenomenon where multiple verbs are consecutively combined in a single clause without explicit marking or coordination, resulting in a complex verb phrase

apilamiento de verbos, superposición de verbos

an empty or unpronounced position within a sentence or phrase, typically representing a missing word or element that is implied or understood from the context

hueco, vacío

a sentence structure where a verb is missing, but the meaning can still be understood based on the context, creating a sense of omission or gap in the sentence

pseudohueco, pseudocláusula

a syntactic process in which a verb or predicate raises its subject to a higher syntactic position, often resulting in a mismatch between the surface structure and the underlying syntactic structure

elevación, ascenso

a syntactic phenomenon where multiple constituents to the right of a shared verb are "raised" or elided, except for the rightmost one, creating a parallel structure

elevación de nodo derecho, alzamiento de nodo derecho

the movement or reordering of constituents within a sentence, often for reasons of emphasis, focus, or stylistic variation

cambio, movimiento

(in syntax) a process of omitting some words or phrases of a clause which are repetitive and could be understood from the context

eliminación, supresión

the linguistic process of placing a specific word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence to highlight and give emphasis to the topic being discussed

tematización, enfasis en el tema

a syntactic phenomenon in which the object of a verb appears to move to the subject position in a sentence, often resulting in a complex and challenging grammatical structure

movimiento difícil, movimiento complicado

a grammatical aspect that indicates the beginning or initiation of an action or state

aspecto inchoativo, aspecto iniciador

(grammar) the use of a word or phrase that refers to or has the same meaning as a later word

Catáfora

(in the grammar of some languages) a group of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives changing in the same way to indicate case, number, and gender

declinación

the property of a verb or an event that indicates whether it is viewed as having a definite endpoint or culmination, distinguishing between activities and accomplishments or achievements

telicidad, telicidad de la acción

a word, sentence, etc. that is explanatory and the meaning of the sentence is complete without it being inserted, usually coming between curved brackets, commas or dashes

paréntesis

(grammar) a function word that is used to form a question

interrogativo

(grammar) the use of two adjacent noun phrases having the same referent that have the same syntactical role in a sentence

aposición

a grammatical process where two or more words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance are joined together using conjunctions like "and" or "or" to express a relationship between them

coordinación, coordinación gramatical

(grammar) the form of a word that indicates whether one, two, or more things or people are being referred to

número

(grammar) a class of words indicating whether they are feminine, masculine, or neuter

género

(grammar) each of the three classes of pronouns that refers to who is speaking, who is being spoken to, or others that are not present during the conversation

persona

(grammar) a set of linguistic structures that refer to the speaker or writer of the discourse

primera persona

a grammatical structure or form of a word that refers to more than one

forma plural

(grammar) a word or grammatical form that refers to males

masculino

(grammar) a gender of words that are neither masculine nor feminine

neutro

(grammar) a word or grammatical form that refers to females

femenino

(grammar) any of the grammatical classes that words are categorized into, based on their usage in a sentence

categoría gramatical

a category of words that has a limited number of members and does not readily accept new additions, including pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions, and certain adverbs

palabra de clase cerrada, clase cerrada de palabras

a category of words that can expand and accept new members, including nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs

palabra de clase abierta, término de clase abierta

(grammar) the situation where words in a phrase have the same gender, person, or number

concordancia

a linguistic category that indicates the relationship of a noun or pronoun to other words in a sentence, typically reflecting its role as a subject, object, or modifier

caso gramatical, caso sintáctico

a word or phrase that connects a subordinate clause to a main clause, indicating a relationship of dependence or subordination between the two clauses

conjunción subordinada, conjunción dependiente

(grammar) a word such as and, because, but, and or that connects phrases, sentences, or words

conjunción

a word or phrase that connects two or more elements of equal grammatical importance, such as words, phrases, or clauses, within a sentence

conjunción coordinada, conjunción de coordinación

a pair of conjunctions that work together to connect two or more elements of equal importance in a sentence, such as "both...and," "either...or," and "neither...nor"

conjunción correlativa, conjunción doble

the grammatical rule that a verb must agree in number and person with its subject, meaning that a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb

concordancia sujeto-verbo, acuerdo sujeto-verbo

the placement of an element, typically a word or phrase, between other elements in a sentence, disrupting the typical linear order of constituents

interposición, colocación

a word used to introduce a question or a relative clause, typically including words like "who," "what," "where," "when," "why," and "how"

palabra interrogativa, palabra relativa

a linguistic category that serves a grammatical or structural function in a sentence

categoría funcional, categoría sintáctica

a word that joins two parts of a sentence, like the main clause and a subordinate clause, indicating how they relate to each other

complementador, conectivo

a word or phrase that is used to emphasize or strengthen the meaning of another word or phrase in a sentence

intensificador

a linguistic phenomenon that involves expressing a single grammatical meaning using multiple words or a phrase instead of a single word

perífrasis

(grammar) a phrase or word used suddenly to express a particular emotion

interjección, exclamación

a grammatical element that provides additional information or adds extra meaning to a sentence, but is not essential to its basic structure or meaning

adjunto, elemento adyacente

an adverbial element that provides additional information or commentary on the main clause or sentence, expressing the speaker's attitude, viewpoint, or evaluation

disjuntivo, elemento disyuntivo

a word or phrase that provides additional information or description about a noun, clarifying its characteristics, qualities, or attributes within a sentence

modificador nominal, complemento del nombre

(grammar) a pair of words in the same grammatical category that are joined by a conjunction, usually 'and' or 'or', with a fixed order

binomio

(grammar) a group of verb forms that indicate if the action or state is conceived as a statement, question, command or in another way

modo

(grammar) a form of the verb that indicates the time or duration of the action or state of the verb

tiempo

(grammar) a word or phrase used to describe an action, state, or experience

verbo

a word that is used to name a person, thing, event, state, etc.

sustantivo

(grammar) a word that can replace a noun or noun phrase, such as she, it, they, etc.

pronombre

a type of word that describes a noun

adjetivo

(grammar) a word coming before a noun or noun phrase to specify its denotation

determinante

a word that gives more information about a verb, adjective, or another adverb

adverbio

a word or a morpheme that combines with a noun phrase or a pronoun to express its syntactic relationship to other parts of a sentence

adposición

a grammatical error or deviation from accepted language norms that occurs in speech or writing

solecismo

a type of language in which pronouns can be omitted or dropped from sentences without causing ambiguity or loss of grammaticality

lengua pro-drop, lengua con omisión de pronombres

a language in which sentence structure is influenced by the topic of discourse, emphasizing information rather than grammatical subjects or verbs

lengua prominente en el tema, lengua centrada en el tema

(grammar) a word or phrase that refers to a preceding word or phrase

anáfora