Syntagma (Noun)
Meaning
A syntactic string of words that forms a part of some larger syntactic unit.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The phrase "the big red car" is a syntagma functioning as a noun phrase within the sentence.
- In the sentence "I went to the store," the word "I" is a syntagma that functions as the subject.
- The phrase "under the bridge" is a syntagma that functions as a prepositional phrase in the sentence.
- The word "yesterday" is a syntagma that functions as an adverb in the sentence "I went to the movies yesterday."
- The phrase "in the morning" is a syntagma that functions as an adverbial phrase in the sentence "I usually exercise in the morning."