Comparative Concept: coordinate construction (cxn)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
coordinate construction (cxn)
| Typ | construction (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | coordinate construction • coordination |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | coordinate construction (cxn) |
Umbrella
Hierarchy
Definition
a construction in which two entities are construed as part of a complex figure information packaging. Example: in John, Paul, George, and Ringo, the four referring phrases are combined into a coordinate construction that construes the four referents as part of a complex whole.