統語論

統語論

Japanese

Kanji in this term
統	語	論
とう Grade: 5	ご Grade: 2	ろん Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 統語 (tōgo, “syntax”, less common on its own than synonym 構文 kōbun) +‎ 論 (ron, “theory”).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) とーご​ろん [tòógóꜜròǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[2][4]
  • IPA^(key): [to̞ːɡo̞ɾõ̞ɴ]

Noun

統語論 (hiragana とうごろん, rōmaji tōgoron)

1. (linguistics) 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...”

Synonyms

• 統 (とう)辞 (じ)論 (ろん) (tōjiron)
• 構 (こう)文 (ぶん)論 (ろん) (kōbunron)

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN