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complementation

/ˌkɒm.plɪ.menˈteɪ.ʃən/

Traduction: Nom désignant la relation grammaticale où un mot ou une phrase complète le sens d'un prédicat, ou la distribution linguistique dans laquelle des sons de parole ou des formes apparentées n'apparaissent que dans des contextes différents.

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noun

C2formalcommontechnical/ˌkɒm.plɪ.menˈteɪ.ʃən/

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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.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant la relation grammaticale où un mot ou une phrase complète le sens d'un prédicat, ou la distribution linguistique dans laquelle des sons de parole ou des formes apparentées n'apparaissent que dans des contextes différents.
  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.

    🇫🇷Complémentation (grammaticale)

  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.

    🇫🇷Complémentation (distribution complémentaire)

    Synonymes: complementary distribution

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