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immediate constituent
immediate constituentn. A meaningful constituent, such as a word, that enters directly into the formation of a linguistic construction, such as a phrase.immediate constituent n (Linguistics) a constituent of a linguistic construction at the first step in an analysis; for example, the immediate constituents of a sentence are the subject and the predicate imme′diate constit′uent
n. one of the usu. two largest constituents of a linguistic construction: The immediate constituents of He ate his dinner are he and ate his dinner. Compare ultimate constituent. [1930–35] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | immediate constituent - a constituent of a sentence at the first step in an analysis: e.g., subject and predicategrammatical constituent, constituent - (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction |
immediate constituent
Words related to immediate constituentnoun a constituent of a sentence at the first step in an analysis: eRelated Words- grammatical constituent
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