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Lingüística - Syntax

Aquí aprenderás algunas palabras en inglés relacionadas con la sintaxis como "palabra función", "interrogativo" y "neutro".

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catena
[Sustantivo]

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

cadena, secuencia

cadena, secuencia

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

relación gramatical, vínculo gramatical

relación gramatical, vínculo gramatical

function word
[Sustantivo]

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

palabra funcional, palabra gramatical

palabra funcional, palabra gramatical

antecedent
[Sustantivo]

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

antecedente, precedente

antecedente, precedente

binding
[Sustantivo]

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

vinculación, ligamiento

vinculación, ligamiento

control
[Sustantivo]

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, dominio

control, dominio

Ex: "The cat seems to enjoy the sunshine," where "the cat" controls the interpretation of who is enjoying the sunshine.« El gato parece disfrutar del sol », donde « el gato » **controla** la interpretación de quién está disfrutando del sol.
coreference
[Sustantivo]

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

correferencia, relación de correferencia

correferencia, relación de correferencia

do-support
[Sustantivo]

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

soporte de do, fenómeno sintáctico del do

soporte de do, fenómeno sintáctico del 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

marcado de caso excepcional, asignación de caso excepcional

marcado de caso excepcional, asignación de caso excepcional

extraposition
[Sustantivo]

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

extraposición, desplazamiento sintáctico

extraposición, desplazamiento sintáctico

gapping
[Sustantivo]

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

gapping, elipsis sintáctica

gapping, elipsis sintáctica

verb stacking
[Sustantivo]

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 verbal, yuxtaposición de verbos

apilamiento verbal, yuxtaposición de verbos

gap
[Sustantivo]

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

hueco, vacío

Ex: The grammar exercise required students to fill in each gap with the correct verb .El ejercicio de gramática requería que los estudiantes llenaran cada **hueco** con el verbo correcto.
pseudogapping
[Sustantivo]

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

pseudogapping, estructura de oración con omisión verbal

pseudogapping, estructura de oración con omisión verbal

raising
[Sustantivo]

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

elevación, ascenso

right node raising
[Sustantivo]

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 del nodo derecho, levantamiento del nodo derecho

elevación del nodo derecho, levantamiento del nodo derecho

shifting
[Sustantivo]

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

desplazamiento, reordenación

desplazamiento, reordenación

stripping
[Sustantivo]

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

elisión, supresión

elisión, supresión

topicalization
[Sustantivo]

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

topicalización, énfasis mediante topicalización

topicalización, énfasis mediante topicalización

tough movement
[Sustantivo]

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, fenómeno sintáctico complejo

movimiento difícil, fenómeno sintáctico complejo

inchoative aspect
[Sustantivo]

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

aspecto incoativo, aspecto ingresivo

aspecto incoativo, aspecto ingresivo

cataphora
[Sustantivo]

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

Catáfora

Catáfora

declension
[Sustantivo]

(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

declinación

Ex: The Old English language had a complex system of declension, with different forms for nouns depending on case , number , and gender .El idioma inglés antiguo tenía un sistema complejo de **declinación**, con diferentes formas para los sustantivos dependiendo del caso, número y género.
telicity
[Sustantivo]

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, propiedad télica

telicidad, propiedad télica

parenthesis
[Sustantivo]

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

paréntesis

interrogative
[Sustantivo]

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

interrogativo

interrogativo

Ex: Mastering interrogatives enhances language fluency and comprehension .Dominar los **interrogativos** mejora la fluidez y la comprensión del lenguaje.
apposition
[Sustantivo]

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

aposición

aposición

Ex: In the study of syntax , apposition is analyzed to see how additional information is integrated seamlessly into sentences without disrupting the flow .En el estudio de la sintaxis, se analiza **la aposición** para ver cómo se integra información adicional sin interrumpir el flujo de las oraciones.
coordination
[Sustantivo]

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

number
[Sustantivo]

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

número

número

Ex: In languages like Spanish and French , nouns have gender as well as number, requiring agreement with adjectives and articles in both aspects .En idiomas como el español y el francés, los sustantivos tienen género y también **número**, lo que requiere concordancia con los adjetivos y artículos en ambos aspectos.
gender
[Sustantivo]

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

género

género

Ex: In linguistics , gender is a grammatical category that plays a role in agreement between nouns , pronouns , adjectives , and articles within a sentence .En lingüística, el **género** es una categoría gramatical que juega un papel en la concordancia entre sustantivos, pronombres, adjetivos y artículos dentro de una oración.
person
[Sustantivo]

(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

persona

Ex: The use of first, second, and third person in writing can greatly affect the tone and perspective of a piece, influencing how readers perceive the narrator's relationship to the story and characters.El uso de la primera, segunda y tercera **persona** en la escritura puede afectar enormemente el tono y la perspectiva de un texto, influyendo en cómo los lectores perciben la relación del narrador con la historia y los personajes.
first-person
[Sustantivo]

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

primera persona

primera persona

plural form
[Sustantivo]

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

forma plural

forma plural

masculine
[Sustantivo]

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

masculino

masculino

neuter
[Sustantivo]

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

neutro

neutro

Ex: English does not have neuter, unlike German or Spanish .El inglés no tiene **neutro**, a diferencia del alemán o el español.
feminine
[Sustantivo]

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

femenino

femenino

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

categoría gramatical

categoría gramatical

Ex: She asked her teacher to explain part of speech for the word " quickly . "
closed-class word
[Sustantivo]

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, palabra de categoría cerrada

palabra de clase cerrada, palabra de categoría cerrada

open-class word
[Sustantivo]

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

palabra de clase abierta, término de clase abierta

agreement
[Sustantivo]

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

concordancia

concordancia

grammatical case
[Sustantivo]

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

caso gramatical, caso

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 subordinante, subordinante

conjunción subordinante, subordinante

conjunction
[Sustantivo]

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

conjunción

conjunción

Ex: Understanding how to use conjunctions correctly can improve the flow and clarity of writing .Entender cómo usar correctamente las **conjunciones** puede mejorar la fluidez y claridad de la escritura.

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

conjunción coordinante, conjunción coordinada

conjunción coordinante, conjunción coordinada

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, par de conjunciones correlativas

conjunción correlativa, par de conjunciones correlativas

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

concordancia sujeto-verbo, acuerdo sujeto-verbo

interposition
[Sustantivo]

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

interposición, inserción

interposición, inserción

wh-word
[Sustantivo]

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

palabra interrogativa, palabra relativa

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

categoría funcional

categoría funcional

complementizer
[Sustantivo]

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, palabra de enlace

complementador, palabra de enlace

intensifier
[Sustantivo]

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

intensificador, reforzador

intensificador, reforzador

periphrasis
[Sustantivo]

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

perífrasis, circunlocución

perífrasis, circunlocución

interjection
[Sustantivo]

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

interjección, exclamación

interjección, exclamación

Ex: During the debate , the speaker highlighted the importance of interjection in conveying emotions in speech .Durante el debate, el orador destacó la importancia de la **interjección** para transmitir emociones en el discurso.
adjunct
[Sustantivo]

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

adyacente, complemento

adyacente, complemento

disjunct
[Sustantivo]

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

disyunto, adverbio de comentario

disyunto, adverbio de comentario

noun modifier
[Sustantivo]

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

modificador de sustantivo, modificador nominal

modificador de sustantivo, modificador nominal

binomial
[Sustantivo]

(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

binomio

mood
[Sustantivo]

(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

modo

tense
[Sustantivo]

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

tiempo

tiempo

Ex: English has 12 primary tenses, including past continuous .
verb
[Sustantivo]

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

verbo

verbo

Ex: When learning a new language, knowing how to conjugate verbs is important.Al aprender un nuevo idioma, saber cómo conjugar los **verbos** es importante.
noun
[Sustantivo]

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

sustantivo

sustantivo

Ex: Understanding the function of a noun is fundamental to learning English .Entender la función de un **sustantivo** es fundamental para aprender inglés.
pronoun
[Sustantivo]

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

pronombre

pronombre

Ex: Pronouns are essential for making sentences less repetitive and more fluid .Los **pronombres** son esenciales para hacer que las oraciones sean menos repetitivas y más fluidas.
adjective
[Sustantivo]

a type of word that describes a noun

adjetivo

adjetivo

Ex: The role of an adjective is to provide additional information about a noun .El papel de un **adjetivo** es proporcionar información adicional sobre un sustantivo.
determiner
[Sustantivo]

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

determinante

determinante

adverb
[Sustantivo]

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

adverbio

adverbio

Ex: The teacher asked the students to list down ten adverbs for homework .El profesor pidió a los estudiantes que enumeraran diez **adverbios** como tarea.
adposition
[Sustantivo]

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, preposición o posposición

adposición, preposición o posposición

solecism
[Sustantivo]

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

solecismo, error gramatical

solecismo, error gramatical

pro-drop language
[Sustantivo]

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 de caída de pronombres

lengua pro-drop, lengua de caída 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 tema, lengua centrada en el tema

lengua prominente en tema, lengua centrada en el tema

anaphora
[Sustantivo]

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

anáfora

anáfora

Ex: Anaphora is often employed in literature and oratory to evoke emotion, emphasize ideas, and make speeches more memorable.**Anáfora** se emplea a menudo en la literatura y la oratoria para evocar emociones, enfatizar ideas y hacer los discursos más memorables.
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