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A constituent is a group of words that functions as a unit syntactically. Phrases and Clauses are examples of constituents.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[[Phrase (definition)]]
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*[[Clause (definition))]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
Warning Wikipedia Pages can be edited by anyone. The papers on grammar are often very inaccurate so use wikipedia links with caution.
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constituent_(linguistics)
 
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
Carnie, Andrew (2010) ''Constituent Structure''. Oxford University Press.  
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*Carnie, Andrew (2010) ''Constituent Structure''. Oxford University Press.  
 
 
  
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category: Syntax]]
 
[[Category: Syntax]]

Revision as of 12:51, 4 June 2012

A constituent is a group of words that functions as a unit syntactically. Phrases and Clauses are examples of constituents.

See Also

External Links

The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!

References

  • Carnie, Andrew (2010) Constituent Structure. Oxford University Press.