Linguistik - Syntaktiska strukturer

a group of words put together in a meaningful way

fras, uttryck

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

klasul, sats

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

mening, fras

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

ämne

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

objekt, komplement

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

existentiell klausul, existentiell sats

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

ordföljd, meningsstruktur

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

predikat, verbaldel

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

liten klausul, substantivklausul

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

attribut, egenskap

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

parseträd, syntaktiskt träd

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

frasestrukturgrammatik, grammatik av frasestruktur

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

bestämningsfrase, frase med determinator

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

huvudord, nyckelord

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

konstituent, element

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

oberoende sats, huvudsats

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

direkt objekt, direktkomplement

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

argument, grammatisk argument

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

om-sats, villkorssats

(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

beroende sats, underordnad sats

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

relativsats, relativklausal

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

prepositionsfras, prepositionsgrupp

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

adverbialfras, adverbialuttryck

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

adjektivfras, adjektivgrupp

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

kumulativ mening, kumulativ satsstruktur

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

komplement

(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

indirekt objekt, indirekt komplement

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

verbfras, verbgrupp

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

adverbial prepositionsfras, adverbial fras med preposition

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

substantivisk sats, substantivisk klausul

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

nominalfras, egennamn

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

infinitivklasul, infinitivssats

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

finit sats, finit bisats

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

gerundiumsklausul, gerundiumssats

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

syntaktisk pivot, grammatisk 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

rörelseregler, flyttningsregel

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

dubbel negation, dubbelnegation

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

modifierare, komplement

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

taggfråga, etikettfråga

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

A-inte-A-fråga, A-eller-A-fråga

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

stigande deklarativ, lösande deklarativ

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"

ja-nej fråga, sluten fråga

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

eko-fråga, upprepande fråga

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

predikativ uttryck, predikativ konstruktion

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

predikat-argumentstruktur, struktur av predikat och argument

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-rörelse, wh-förflyttning

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

prepositionsstranding, avskiljning av preposition

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

förgrening, gren

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, pied-piping-konstruktion

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

adpositionsfras, uttryck för adposition

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

böjningsfras, böjningsgrupp

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

parasitisk lucka, parasitisk gap

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

huvudriktighetsparameter, huvud-riktning parameter

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

tom kategori, nollkategori

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

adjektivisk sats, adjektivisk klausul

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

inversion, ändring i ordning av ord

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

negativ inversion, inversion av negativt subjekt

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

valens, verbets valens

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

elliptisk klausul, elliptisk sats

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 (i grammatisk kontext), wh-reduktion

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

subjekt-hjälpverb inversion, inversion av subjekt och hjälpverb