Lingguwistika - Syntactic Structures

a group of words put together in a meaningful way

parirala

(grammar) a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and functions as a unit within a sentence

klausula

a group of words that forms a statement, question, exclamation, or instruction, usually containing a verb

pangungusap

(grammar) the person, place, thing, or idea that performs the action or is being described in a sentence

paksa

(grammar) a noun or noun phrase that is affected by the action of the verb, or is followed by a preposition

obheto

a type of clause that asserts the existence of something or someone, typically introduced by a verb or verb phrase expressing existence or occurrence

pahayag na ekstensiyal

the arrangement of words in a sentence, indicating the sequence in which the subject, verb, and other constituents appear

ayos ng mga salita

a fundamental component of a sentence that contains the verb and provides information about the subject, including actions, states, or descriptions

predikado

a type of clause that lacks a main verb and functions as a single unit, typically consisting of a subject and a non-finite verb or adjective

mali na sugnay

a word or phrase that describes or provides additional information about another word or phrase, typically modifying a noun

katangian

a graphical representation of the syntactic structure of a sentence or a string of words in a formal language, illustrating how the components of the sentence are organized hierarchically according to the rules of a given grammar

parse tree

a formal framework in linguistics that describes the structure of sentences by using rules to generate hierarchical structures called phrases, capturing the relationships between words and phrases within a language

grammar ng estruktura ng parirala

a structure composed of a determiner and a noun phrase, serving to specify the reference of the noun phrase

pahayag ng pagtutukoy

the main or central word in a phrase that determines the grammatical category and syntactic behavior of the entire phrase

pangunahing salita

a group of words that function together as a single unit within a sentence, typically forming a phrase or a clause

konstituwente

(grammar) a group of words including a subject and a verb expressing a complete thought

independiyenteng sugnay

(grammar) a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that receives the action of the verb of a sentence

tuon ng bagay

(grammar) any of the noun phrases in a clause that complete the meaning of the predicate

argumento

a type of subordinate clause that introduces a condition or hypothetical situation, expressing the consequence that would follow if the condition is met

if-imbentuhin

(grammar) a group of words containing a subject and a verb that is not a sentence on its own but adds information to an independent clause

nakalakip na pangungusap

(grammar) a type of subordinate clause that provides additional information about a noun or pronoun in a sentence

relative na sugnay

a group of words that begins with a preposition and typically includes a noun or pronoun, called the object of the preposition

parirala ng pang-ukol

a group of words that functions as an adverb, modifying a verb, adjective, or adverb, and typically provides information about time, place, manner, or degree

pariral na pang-abay

a group of words that functions as an adjective, modifying a noun or pronoun, and typically consists of an adjective and any accompanying words or modifiers

parirala ng pang-uri

(grammar) an independent clause followed by one or more dependent clauses or phrases

kumulatibong pangungusap

(grammar) a word, phrase, or clause that is necessary to complete the meaning of a predication

komplemento

(grammar) a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun that refers to a person or object for or to whom the action of the verb is done

hindi tuwirang layon

a syntactic unit that consists of a verb and its associated components, such as objects, adverbs, or complements, and functions as the predicate of a sentence or clause

parirala ng pandiwa

a group of words that functions as an adverb and includes a preposition and its object, providing additional information about the verb, adjective, or adverb in the sentence

pang-abay na pariral ng preposisyon

a dependent clause that functions as a noun in a sentence, typically serving as the subject or object of a verb or as the object of a preposition

pangngalang sugnay

a group of words centered around a noun that functions as a subject, object, or complement in a sentence, typically consisting of the noun itself along with any accompanying determiners, modifiers, or adjectives

pangkat ng pangngalan

a type of subordinate clause that uses an infinitive verb form as its main element and can function as a noun clause, adjective clause, or adverb clause in a sentence

pangungusap ng infinitibo

a type of clause that contains a finite verb, which indicates tense, mood, and agreement with the subject, and can function as a complete sentence on its own

pagtatapos na sugnay

a type of clause that includes a gerund, which is a verb form ending in "-ing" that functions as a noun, and it can act as a subject, object, or complement in a sentence

klausulang gerund

a grammatical role or syntactic function that a word or phrase can take in different clauses within a sentence, often in a pivot construction

sintaktik na pivot

a syntactic operation that allows constituents to be displaced from their base position to another position in a sentence, often resulting in changes in word order or phrase structure

batas sa paggalaw

a grammatical construction in which two negative elements are used within the same sentence, often resulting in a positive meaning

dobleng negatibo

a word or phrase that provides additional information or clarification to another element in a sentence, often specifying, describing, or limiting its meaning

modyul

(grammar) a short question added to the end of a statement that is formed form the same statement

tag question

a type of question structure in which the speaker presents two alternative choices or possibilities, typically using the same verb or adjective in both options, to inquire about the truth or preference of the statement

tanong A-hindi A

a sentence structure where the pitch contour of the speaker's voice rises at the end, typically transforming a statement into a question-like intonation pattern, often used for seeking confirmation or expressing uncertainty

pataas na pahayag

a sentence structure used to inquire about information or seek confirmation, typically involving a verb-subject inversion and a question intonation pattern, and can be answered with a simple "yes" or "no"

tanong na oo-hindi

a type of question that repeats or echoes part of a previous statement or question as a way of seeking clarification or emphasis

tanong na echo

a grammatical construction that describes or attributes a property to the subject of a sentence

predikatibong ekspresyon

the relationship between a predicate and its associated arguments, describing how they are semantically and syntactically connected within a sentence

istruktura ng predikado-argumento

a syntactic process where a wh-word moves from its original position to the beginning of a sentence or a clause for the purpose of forming a question or a relative clause

wh-kilos

a syntactic construction where the preposition is separated from its complement and placed at the end of a sentence or clause

stranding ng preposisyon

the structural arrangement of constituents within a sentence, where a constituent can branch into multiple sub-constituents, indicating a hierarchical relationship and the presence of multiple levels of syntactic structure

sangay

a syntactic construction where a preposition or a wh-word, along with its associated noun or phrase, is moved to the front of a sentence, creating a more marked or emphasized structure

pied-piping

a phrase that consists of an adposition and its complement, which can be a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase, and functions to indicate spatial, temporal, or other relationships between elements in a sentence

parirala ng adposisyon

a syntactic structure that represents the inflectional properties of a word or phrase, including features such as tense, number, gender, and case, and is often associated with the functional category of a head word in a sentence

inflexional na parirala

a type of syntactic construction in which a gap or empty position occurs in a sentence, typically within a relative clause, and is licensed by a distant antecedent outside that clause

parasitikong puwang

a linguistic concept that refers to the variation in languages regarding the directionality of phrase structure, determining whether heads typically precede or follow their dependents within a sentence

parameter ng direksyon ng ulo

a syntactic position in a sentence that is not overtly realized by a word or phrase, but is necessary for grammatical structure and interpretation

walang laman na kategorya

a dependent clause that functions as an adjective, modifying a noun or pronoun by providing additional information or describing its attributes

pang-uri na sugnay

a change in normal word order, especially putting a verb before its subject

inbersyon

a syntactic construction in which the negative particle and the subject of a sentence are inverted, often occurring in certain types of negated questions or sentences with negative adverbial expressions at the beginning

negative inversion

the number and types of arguments that a verb can take in a sentence, determining the syntactic and semantic relationships between the verb and its arguments

valensiya

a type of clause in which some elements, usually the verb or other parts of the clause, are omitted, but their meaning is understood from the context

eliptikal na sugnay

a syntactic construction in which a question or a clause is reduced to a wh-phrase or a wh-word, leaving the rest of the sentence or the antecedent of the wh-phrase unpronounced but recoverable from the context

sluicing (sa kontekstong gramatikal)

a syntactic phenomenon that involves reversing the order of the subject and auxiliary verb in a sentence, typically occurring in interrogative sentences, negation, and certain other sentence structures

pabalik-salbeng inversion