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pseudo-coordination

pseudo-coordination noun: a linguistic construction in which two terms (often inflected verbs) are joined by a coordinator (e.g., and), as in the sentence "Try and win the competition!".

Noun

pseudo-coordination (uncountable)

  1. A linguistic construction in which two terms (often inflected verbs) are joined by a coordinator (e.g., and), as in the sentence "Try and win the competition!".
    • In Chapter 6, we investigate more closely the matrix verbs involved in pseudo-coordination (TMA-copying with motion/posture verbs).2005, Anna-Lena Wiklund, The Syntax of Tenselessness: On Copying Constructions in Swedish, Umeå University, Department of Philosophy and Linguistics, →ISBN, page 13, →ISBN
    • As mentioned earlier, pseudo-coordination allows for asymmetric extraction out of the second conjunct, in apparent violation of the coordinate structure constraint and the "Across-the-Board" [ATB] constraint […].2012, Christopher Gabriel, Kurt Braunmüller, editors, Multilingual Individuals and Multilingual Societies, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 265, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    false coordination

Synonyms of pseudo-coordination

  • false coordination

Forms of pseudo-coordination

alternative formpseudocoordination

Origin of pseudo-coordination

From pseudo- + coordination.

Questions about pseudo-coordination

What does pseudo-coordination mean?
Pseudo-coordination means a linguistic construction in which two terms (often inflected verbs) are joined by a coordinator (e.g., and), as in the sentence "Try and win the competition!".
What part of speech is pseudo-coordination?
Pseudo-coordination is a noun.

Words near pseudo-coordination in the dictionary

  1. pseudo-conscience
  2. pseudo-consciences
  3. pseudo-conscious
  4. pseudo-controversies
  5. pseudo-controversy
  6. pseudo-coordination
  7. pseudo-copolymer
  8. pseudo-copolymers
  9. pseudo-counterexample
  10. pseudo-counterexamples
  11. pseudo-Cushing's syndrome

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