| 单词 | matrix sentence |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmatrix sentence matrix sentence n. Linguistics (in transformational grammar) a sentence in which subordinate sentences may be embedded. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic unit or constituent > [noun] > sentence > specific types of clause?c1225 compound sentence1772 complex sentence1881 run-on1892 kernel1957 simplex1960 matrix sentence1964 1964 E. Bach Introd. Transformational Gram. iv. 75 In such rules the ‘embedding’ sentence is called the matrix sentence, the embedded one the constituent sentence (or string). 1972 R. R. K. Hartmann & F. C. Stork Dict. Lang. & Linguistics 138 Matrix sentences often coincide with what is known in traditional grammar as main clauses. 1992 I. A. E. Cunningham Syntactic Anal. Sea Island Creole 117 If the matrix sentence contains a negative, the relative nominal of the insert may be optionally transformed into the negative, don't. < as lemmas |
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