構文論
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
---|---|---|
構 | 文 | 論 |
こう Grade: 5 | ぶん Grade: 1 | ろん Grade: 6 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
Compound of 構文 (kōbun, “syntax”) + 論 (ron, “theory”).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) こーぶんろん [kòóbúꜜǹròǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
- IPA(key): [ko̞ːbɯ̟̃ᵝnɾõ̞ɴ]
Noun
構文論 (hiragana こうぶんろん, rōmaji kōbunron)
- (linguistics) Synonym of 統語論 (tōgoron): syntax (as a field of study), syntactics
Usage notes
Use the term 構文 (kōbun) to refer to syntax in the grammatical structure sense, as in “the syntax of this sentence...”
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN