Difference between revisions of "Dependent"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Linguipedia (talk | contribs) (New page: A '''dependent''' is an element of a phrase that is not its head. ===Synonyms=== *modifier (i.e. dependent) *attribute (i.e. dependent) See also head vs. dependent. ===Origi...) |
|||
| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | |||
A '''dependent''' is an element of a phrase that is not its head. | A '''dependent''' is an element of a phrase that is not its head. | ||
| Line 14: | Line 13: | ||
===other languages=== | ===other languages=== | ||
| − | German [[Dependens]] | + | *German [[Dependens]] |
| − | + | *Russian [[зависимое]], [[зависимое слово]], [[зависимый член]], [[зависимый компонент]], [[слуга]] | |
| + | *Danish [[adled]] | ||
{{dc}} | {{dc}} | ||
[[Category:Syntax]] | [[Category:Syntax]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:23, 10 February 2009
A dependent is an element of a phrase that is not its head.
Synonyms
See also head vs. dependent.
Origin
The term dependent as the counterpart of head is much more recent than head, but at least since Nichols (1986) it has become widely known and used.
Reference
- Nichols, Johanna. 1986. "Head-marking and dependent-marking grammar." Language 62:56-119.
other languages
- German Dependens
- Russian зависимое, зависимое слово, зависимый член, зависимый компонент, слуга
- Danish adled
