Comparative Concept: part–whole relation (sem)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
part–whole relation (sem)
| Typ | meaning (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | part–whole relation • part–whole |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | part–whole relation (sem) |
Umbrella
Hierarchy
Definition
a relation between an object, particularly an inanimate object, and a part of that object. Example: a drawer of the desk is a possession construction expressing a part–whole relation. The part–whole relation is a generalization of the body part relation. (Section 4.1.4)