complementation

غير معدود

A noun referring to the grammatical relationship where a word or phrase completes the meaning of a predicate, or a linguistic distribution where related speech sounds or forms occur only in distinct contexts.

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1. Grammatical relation C2 formal

   The grammatical relation of a word or phrase to a predicate, where the complement completes the meaning of the predicate.

   • In the sentence 'She is a teacher,' the noun phrase 'a teacher' is an example of complementation.
   • Verb complementation often requires a direct object or a prepositional phrase.
   • The study of complementation helps understand how sentences are structured.

   🌐الإكمال النحوي

2. Distributional pattern C2 formal

   In linguistics, a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts.

   • The sounds [p] and [pʰ] are in complementary distribution in English.
   • Complementation explains why certain allophones never occur in the same environment.
   • Linguists analyze complementation to understand phonological patterns.

   🌐التوزيع التكميلي

   المرادفات: complementary distribution

• complementations plural form
• complementations' possessive plural form
• complementation's possessive singular form