Definition
A phrase is a syntactic structure that consists of more than one word but lacks the subject-predicate organization of a clause.
Discussion
Allowance may be made on a theory-specific basis for single-word, minimal instances of phrases.
Example: A noun as a minimal instance of a noun phrase.
Kinds
More specific concepts within phrase.
Sources 4
- Crystal 1980, 232–233
- Pei and Gaynor 1954, 169
- Pike and Pike 1982, 453
- Mish 1991, 886