Syncategoreme (Noun)
Meaning
A syncategorematic expression; a word that cannot be used alone as a term in a logical proposition; "logical quantifiers, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions are called syncategoremes".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The word "and" is a syncategoreme because it cannot be used as a standalone term in a logical proposition.
- In the sentence "All men are mortal," the word "all" is a syncategoreme that functions as a logical quantifier.
- The preposition "in" is a syncategoreme that helps to establish the relationship between the subject and the predicate in a sentence.
- The adverb "quickly" is a syncategoreme that modifies the verb "run" in the sentence "She runs quickly."
- The conjunction "but" is a syncategoreme that connects two clauses in a sentence, indicating a contrast between them.