syntagmatic - 2 dictionary results
syn⋅tag⋅mat⋅ic
[sin-tag-mat-ik] 
–adjective Linguistics.
| pertaining to a relationship among linguistic elements that occur sequentially in the chain of speech or writing, as the relationship between the sun and is shining or the and sun in the sentence The sun is shining. |
Also, syn⋅tag⋅mat⋅i⋅cal.
Compare paradigmatic.
Origin:
1935–40; < Gk syntagmatikós of a syntagma, equiv. to syntagmat- s. of sýntagma syntagma + -ikos -ic
1935–40; < Gk syntagmatikós of a syntagma, equiv. to syntagmat- s. of sýntagma syntagma + -ikos -ic
Related forms:
syn⋅tag⋅mat⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Link To syntagmatic
| syn·tag·mat·ic (sĭn'tāg-māt'ĭk) adj. Of or relating to the relationship between linguistic units in a construction or sequence, as between the (n) and adjacent sounds in not, ant, and ton. The identity of a linguistic unit within a language is described by a combination of its syntagmatic and its paradigmatic relations. [French syntagmatique, from Greek suntagmatikos, arranged, put in order, from suntagma, suntagmat-, arrangement, syntactic unit; see syntagma.] |
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