Phrase-marker


noun, Linguistics.
1.
(in generative grammar) a representation of the constituent structure of a sentence, using a tree diagram or labeled bracketing.
noun
1.
(linguistics) a representation, esp one in the form of a tree diagram, of the constituent structure of a sentence

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    [freyz-muhng-ger, -mong-] /ˈfreɪzˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ-/ noun 1. (def 2). noun a person who seeks to impress by using stylized or formal phrases or quotations of others

  • Phraseogram

    [frey-zee-uh-gram] /ˈfreɪ zi əˌgræm/ noun 1. a written symbol or combination of symbols, as in shorthand, used to represent a . /ˈfreɪzɪəˌɡræm/ noun 1. a symbol representing a phrase, as in shorthand

  • Phraseograph

    [frey-zee-uh-graf, -grahf] /ˈfreɪ zi əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/ noun 1. a for which there is a phraseogram. /ˈfreɪzɪəˌɡrɑːf/ noun 1. a phrase for which there exists a phraseogram

  • Phraseological

    [frey-zee-ol-uh-jee] /ˌfreɪ ziˈɒl ə dʒi/ noun 1. manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology. 2. expressions; phrases: obscure phraseology. /ˌfreɪzɪˈɒlədʒɪ/ noun (pl) -gies 1. the manner in which words or phrases are used 2. a set of phrases used by a particular group of people n. 1550s, coined erroneously in Greek as […]

  • Phraseologist

    [frey-zee-ol-uh-jist] /ˌfreɪ ziˈɒl ə dʒɪst/ noun 1. a person who treats of or is concerned with . 2. a person who affects a particular or is skilled in coining phrases. /ˌfreɪzɪˈɒlədʒɪst/ noun 1. a person who is interested in or collects phrases or who affects a particular phraseology


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