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phrase structure

/freɪz ˈstrʌktʃər/

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/freɪz ˈstrʌktʃər/C1formaltechnical
  • ruЛингвистический термин, обозначающий иерархическое расположение слов и фраз в синтаксические составляющие, такие как именные и глагольные группы, которые образуют структурную основу предложений.

A linguistic term referring to the hierarchical arrangement of words and phrases into syntactic constituents, such as noun phrases and verb phrases, which form the structural basis of sentences.

  1. Syntactic arrangementC1formal

    The hierarchical arrangement of words and phrases in a sentence, showing how constituents combine to form larger units.

    ruСинтаксическая структура

    • Linguists analyze phrase structure to understand sentence grammar.
    • The phrase structure of 'the big red ball' shows a noun phrase with modifiers.
    • Tree diagrams are often used to represent phrase structure.