pronominal
/prəʊˈnɒmɪn(ə)l
/adjective
Relating to or serving as a pronoun: a pronominal form...
- This turns out to be unexplained under the pronominal anaphor account: if a long-distance reflexive were a pronominal anaphor, it would be expected to be bound in the matrix sentence.
- Furthermore, demonstrative nominal and demonstrative pronominal anaphors appeared to function quite differently in expressing differences in transition stages of discourse referents.
- Some of his corrections really did have to do with grammar or syntax, such as his insistence on maintaining consistent parallel structure and pronominal reference.
Derivatives
pronominalization
pronominalize
pronominally
- As noted, classifiers (together with an appropriate numeral and/or determiner) can be used pronominally.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from late Latin pronominalis 'belonging to a pronoun', from Latin pronomen (see pronoun).
Rhymes
- sugar cookie
- sugarcraft
- sugar cube
- sugar daddy
- sugar glider
- sugar gum
- sugariness
- sugaring
- sugaring off
- sugar kelp
- sugarless
- sugarloaf
- Sugar Loaf Mountain
- sugar lump
- sugar maple
- sugar of lead
- sugar (or sweeten) the pill
- sugar pea
- sugar pie
- sugar pine
- sugarplum
- sugar roset
- sugar rush
- sugar shack
- sugar snap