complementation

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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.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine grammatische Beziehung bezeichnet, bei der ein Wort oder eine Phrase die Bedeutung des Prädikats vervollständigt, oder eine linguistische Verteilung, bei der verwandte Laute oder Formen nur in unterschiedlichen Kontexten auftreten.

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.

   🇩🇪Komplementierung

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.

   🇩🇪Komplementäre Verteilung

   Synonyme: complementary distribution

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