Definition
An apposition is a construction consisting of two or more adjacent units that have identical referents.
Examples
(English)
My friend John
This excuse, that you didn’t get the word, is a poor one
Sources 5
- Hartmann and Stork 1972, 17
- Pei and Gaynor 1954, 16
- Crystal 1985, 20
- Mish 1991, 97
- Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech, and Svartvik 1985, 1260, 1300–1301