統辞論
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 統 | 辞 | 論 |
| とう Grade: 5 | じ Grade: 4 | ろん Grade: 6 |
| on’yomi | ||
Etymology
Compound of 統辞 (tōji, “syntax”, less common on its own than synonym 構文 kōbun) + 論 (ron, “theory”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) とーじろん [tòójíꜜròǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [to̞ːʑiɾõ̞ɴ]
Noun
統辞論 (hiragana とうじろん, rōmaji tōjiron)
- (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
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN