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phrase structure
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noun Linguistics.
the hierarchical arrangement of the constituent words and phrases of a sentence.
QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Also called constituent structure.
Origin of phrase structure
First recorded in 1955–60
Words nearby phrase structure
phrasemonger, phraseogram, phraseograph, phraseologist, phraseology, phrase structure, phrase-structure grammar, phrase-structure rule, phrase structure tree, phrasing, phratry
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How to use phrase structure in a sentence
These two principles, simplicity and continuity, apply concretely to sentence and phrase structure as well.
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