单词 | premodification |
释义 | premodificationn. Linguistics. The modification of a word or phrase by an immediately preceding one; an instance of this.In quot. 1960 = premodifier n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic relations > [noun] > modification > by unit coming before or after postmodification1960 premodification1960 1960 Language 36 92 The grouping numbered 3 is a phrase unit, composed of three tagmemes: Premodification, Head, and Postmodification. 1962 R. Quirk Use of Eng. x. 164 The premodification of nouns by nouns was a common feature of English before Germans studied science or America was discovered. 1966 G. N. Leech Eng. in Advertising xiv. 127 Noun groups with lengthy pre-modifications are italicised. 1989 Unesco ALSED-LSP Newslet. 12 Nov. Another tendency..was the frequent use of heavy premodification in nominal phrases instead of noun plus postmodifier. 1999 Isis 90 644/2 Adverbials are often misplaced, and premodification can sometimes impede fluent comprehension. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1960 |
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