構文論

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 5
ぶん
Grade: 1
ろん
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 構文 (kōbun, syntax) +‎ (ron, theory).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

(こう)(ぶん)(ろん) (kōbunron

  1. (linguistics) Synonym of 統語論 (tōgoron): syntax (as a field of study), syntactics

Usage notes

Use the term 構文 (kōbun) to refer to syntax in the grammatical structure sense, as in “the syntax of this sentence...”

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN