Linguistic Conjunction
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A Linguistic Conjunction is a Syntactic Structure that joins/conjoins two or more Linguistic Components(Phrases?) and has some semantic implication.
- AKA: Grammatical Conjunction.
- Context:
- It can make use of a Conjunction Word (like a Coordinating Conjunction.
- It can be:
- Example(s):
- “A and [B]] went to C”, coordinated Nouns.
- “A is in C or [in Daniel S. Weld”, coordinated Prepositional Phrases.
- “[A is in C] and [E is in F]”, coordinated Clauses.
- “[[A and B]] are [in C] or [in Daniel S. Weld, and [E is in F]”, combination.
- "John picked up the glass and (then) drank the milk.” implies a different order of events than "Bob drank the milk and (then) picked up the glass."
- “Busloads of [boys and girls] arrived.”, note that boys and girls attach to Busloads.
- “Busloads [candidates and their resumes] arrived.”, note that resumes attach to candidates not Busloads.
- “[A, B, C, and Daniel S. Weld are doing E.”, List Coordination.
- “[A and/or B] are/is in C.”, List Coordination, where substitution requires an updated … ??Verb Tense??.
- “[either [A and B], or [C and Daniel S. Weld can do E.”, Nested Coordination.
- “[A is in B] while/but/though [C is in Daniel S. Weld”, a non-standard Coordinating Conjunction.
- “My neighbor, Mary”, the second is a specification/explication of the first, an Apposition?
- “A, [B]], went to C”, a Coordinating Phrase without a Coordinating Conjunction.
- “A with [B]], went to C”, a Coordinating Phrase without a Coordinating Conjunction.
- "[A] went to C with [B]], ", a Coordinating Phrase without a Coordinating Conjunction.
- See: Conjunction, Coordination, Coordinating Phrase.
References
2009
- (Wikipedia, 2009) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_conjunction
- In grammar, a 'conjunction' is a part of speech that connects two words, phrases or clauses together. This definition may overlap with that of other parts of speech, so what constitutes a "conjunction" should be defined for each language. In general, a conjunction is an invariable grammatical particle, and it may or may not stand between the items it conjoins.
- The definition can also be extended to idiomatic phrases that behave as a unit with the same function as a single-word conjunction (as well as, provided that, etc.).
- Types of conjunctions
- Coordinating conjunctions, also called coordinators, are conjunctions that join two items of equal syntactic importance. Coordinating conjunctions include for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. The mnemonic acronym FANBOYS may be used to remember these, with each letter being the initial letter of a conjunction.
- Authorities do not all agree on the status of sentences that start with coordinating conjunctions. Many consider these to be grammatically incorrect. Others consider it an issue of style.
- Correlative conjunctions are pairs of conjunctions that work together to coordinate two items. English examples include both … and, (n)either … (n)or, and not (only) … but (also)....
- Subordinating conjunctions, also called subordinators, are conjunctions that introduce a dependent clause. English examples include after, although, if, unless, so that,therefore and because. Complementizers can be considered to be special subordinating conjunctions that introduce complement clauses (e.g., "I wonder whether he'll be late. I hope that he'll be on time"). Some subordinating conjunctions (although, before, until, while), when used to introduce a phrase instead of a full clause, become prepositions with identical meanings.
- Coordinating conjunctions, also called coordinators, are conjunctions that join two items of equal syntactic importance. Coordinating conjunctions include for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. The mnemonic acronym FANBOYS may be used to remember these, with each letter being the initial letter of a conjunction.