Definition
A construction is an ordered arrangement of grammatical units forming a larger unit.
Examples
Ex.
(English)
- [subject + verb + object] forms a clause
- [determiner + noun] forms a noun phrase
- [adjective + noun + plural marker] forms a compound noun
Kinds
More specific concepts within construction.
Sources 5
- Crystal 1980, 85–86
- Hartmann and Stork 1972, 51
- Mish 1991, 281
- Pike and Pike 1982, 440
- Fleming 1988, 263