exocentricadj.

Brit.

/ˌɛksə(ʊ)ˈsɛntrɪk/, U.S.

/ˌɛksoʊˈsɛntrɪk/

Etymology: < exo- prefix + centric adj.

Linguistics.

Of compounds or constructions: having a different grammatical function from that of the constituent parts (see quots.). Opposed to endocentric adj.

ΘΚΠ

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exocentric1914

serial1933

1914 L. Bloomfield Introd. Study Lang. v. 161 The so-called ‘exocentric’ compounds..denote an object having the thing named in the compound, as long-nose, short-horn, swallow-tail.

1933 L. Bloomfield Lang. xii. 194 John ran is neither a nominative expression (like John) nor a finite verb expression (like ran). Therefore we say that the English actor-action construction is exocentric: the resultant phrase belongs to the form-class of no immediate constituent.

1968 J. Lyons Introd. Theoret. Linguistics vi. 232 In Vancouver is exocentric, since its distribution is different from that of either the preposition in or the noun Vancouver.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	exocentric
释义	exocentricadj. Brit. /ˌɛksə(ʊ)ˈsɛntrɪk/, U.S. /ˌɛksoʊˈsɛntrɪk/ Etymology: < exo- prefix + centric adj. Linguistics. Of compounds or constructions: having a different grammatical function from that of the constituent parts (see quots.). Opposed to endocentric adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic relations > [adjective] > other specific relations absolutec1400 rectc1400 included1837 exocentric1914 serial1933 1914 L. Bloomfield Introd. Study Lang. v. 161 The so-called ‘exocentric’ compounds..denote an object having the thing named in the compound, as long-nose, short-horn, swallow-tail. 1933 L. Bloomfield Lang. xii. 194 John ran is neither a nominative expression (like John) nor a finite verb expression (like ran). Therefore we say that the English actor-action construction is exocentric: the resultant phrase belongs to the form-class of no immediate constituent. 1968 J. Lyons Introd. Theoret. Linguistics vi. 232 In Vancouver is exocentric, since its distribution is different from that of either the preposition in or the noun Vancouver. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1914
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