Definition
A modifier is a constituent, in an endocentric construction, that imparts information relating to the head of the construction.
Examples
(English)
- In the endocentric construction the very hot soup, the constituents the and very hot are modifiers of soup, the head of the construction.
Sources 3
- Richards, Platt, and Weber 1985, 181–182
- Hartmann and Stork 1972, 143
- Crystal 1985, 196–197