Definition
A subordinating conjunction is a conjunction that links constructions by making one of them a constituent of another. The subordinating conjunction typically marks the incorporated constituent.
Examples
(English)
- Listen when I speak to you.
Kinds
More specific concepts within subordinating conjunction.
Sources 5
- Crystal 1985, 294
- Hartmann and Stork 1972, 224
- Anderson, S. 1985, 30
- Schachter 1985, 46, 50
- Mish 1991, 1175