Comparative Concept: material term (cxn)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
material term (cxn)
| Typ | construction (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | material term • substance term |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | material term (cxn) |
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Definition
a modifier expressing a concept describing the material or substance out of which an object is made. Example: wood(en) and metal are English material terms. (Section 4.1.2)