Tag: syntax

Parataxis: Direct Juxtaposition in Writing

Parataxis is a literary technique where clauses or sentences are placed side-by-side…

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Obviative Person Deixis

Obviative person deixis refers to the grammatical marking of third-person referents to…

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Oblique Object

An oblique object is a noun or pronoun that is not the…

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Object Complement

An object complement renames or describes the direct object of a sentence.…

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Noun Phrase

A noun phrase is a word or group of words that functions…

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Noun Class

A noun class is a system of classification for nouns, often based…

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Noun Adjunct

A noun adjunct is a noun used as an adjective to modify…

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Nonrestrictive Relative Clause

A nonrestrictive relative clause adds extra, non-essential information to a sentence. It…

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Nonfinite Clause

A nonfinite clause uses a nonfinite verb form (infinitive, gerund, participle) and…

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Nominalization

Nominalization is a linguistic process that turns verbs or adjectives into nouns.…

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