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In "eat <FOOD>", "<FOOD>" is a variable constituent, whose values range over the members of the category <FOOD>. | In "eat <FOOD>", "<FOOD>" is a variable constituent, whose values range over the members of the category <FOOD>. | ||
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=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
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* [http://www.continuumbooks.com/Books/detail.aspx?ReturnURL=/subjects/default.aspx&CountryID=1&ImprintID=2&BookID=117093 Language and Reality: Selected Writings of Sydney Lamb], Continuum, 2004. | * [http://www.continuumbooks.com/Books/detail.aspx?ReturnURL=/subjects/default.aspx&CountryID=1&ImprintID=2&BookID=117093 Language and Reality: Selected Writings of Sydney Lamb], Continuum, 2004. | ||
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Revision as of 19:16, 2 August 2014
A variable constituent is a constituent of a mutable lexeme or a construction.
Example
In "eat <FOOD>", "<FOOD>" is a variable constituent, whose values range over the members of the category <FOOD>.
Sources
- Language and Reality: Selected Writings of Sydney Lamb, Continuum, 2004.
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