Linguistique - Syntaxe

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

chaîne, séquence

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

relation grammaticale, rapport grammatical

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

mot fonction, mot grammatical

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

antécédent, pronominal antécédent

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

liaison, engagement

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

contrôle, contrôle syntaxique

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

coréférence, référence croisée

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

soutien-do, emploi du '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

marquage de cas exceptionnel, cas exceptionnel de désignation

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

extraposition, extraposition (syntax)

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

ellipse verbale, gapping

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

empilement de verbes, superposition de verbes

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

écart, vide

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

pseudoproposition, pseudogap

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

élévation, hausse

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

élévation de nœud droit, hausse de nœud droit

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

changement, déplacement

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

élision, suppression

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

thématisation, topicalisation

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

mouvement difficile, mouvement ardu

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

aspect incohérent, aspect inauguratif

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

cataphore

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

déclinaison

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

télécité, nature telique

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

parenthèse

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

interrogatif

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

apposition

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

coordination, coordination grammaticale

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

nombre

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

genre

(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

personne

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

première personne

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

pluriel

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

masculin

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

neutre

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

féminin, féminine

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

partie du discours

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

mot de classe fermée, classe fermée de mots

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

mot de classe ouverte, terme de classe ouverte

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

accord

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

cas grammatical, cas syntaxique

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

conjonction subordonnée, conjonction accessoire

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

conjonction

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

conjonction de coordination, conjonction coordonnée

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"

conjonction corrélative, conjonction conjointe

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

accord sujet-verbe, concorde sujet-verbe

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

interposition, placement

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

mot interrogatif, proposition relative

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

catégorie fonctionnelle, catégorie syntaxique

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

complémentiseur, mot de liaison

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

intensificateur

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

périphrase

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

interjection

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

élément additionnel, adjuvant

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

disjonctif, élément disjoint

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

modificateur nominal, complément du nom

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

binôme

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

mode

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

temps

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

verbe

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

nom

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

pronom

a type of word that describes a noun

adjectif

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

déterminant

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

adverbe

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

adposition

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

solecisme

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

langue pro-drop, langue à pro-drop

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

langue à thématique proéminente, langue centrée sur le sujet

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

anaphore