Comparative Concept: container term (cxn)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
container term (cxn)
| Typ | construction (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | container term |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | container term (cxn) |
Umbrella
Hierarchy
Definition
a mensural term that selects an amount of a referent according to the container it is found in. Example: in a bottle of wine, bottle functions as a container term for wine. (Section 4.1.3)