Difference between revisions of "Dependent"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
*German [[Dependens]] | *German [[Dependens]] | ||
*Russian [[зависимое]], [[зависимое слово]], [[зависимый член]], [[зависимый компонент]], [[слуга]] | *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
