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verb (used with object)
1.
(in systemic linguistics) to use a unit as a constituent of another unit of the same or lower rank on the rank scale, as in using the phrase next door within the phrase the boy next door or the clause that you met yesterday within the phrase the girl that you met yesterday.
noun
2.
the process of rankshifting.
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Rankshift
is always a great word to know.
So is syntax. Does it mean:
| the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language |
| the borrowing of linguistic forms by one language or dialect from another when both occupy a single geographical or cultural community |
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