noun
scrambling rule
A syntactic rule in Japanese linguistics that allows reordering of constituents, often for emphasis or focus. The term is technical and used mainly in academic contexts.
日本語の「かき混ぜ規則」は、語順の自由度を説明するために提案された。
The 'scrambling rule' in Japanese was proposed to explain the freedom of word order.
かき混ぜ規則によって、目的語を文頭に移動できる。
By the scrambling rule, the object can be moved to the beginning of the sentence.
かき混ぜ alone means 'mixing' or 'stirring'; かき混ぜ規則 specifically refers to the linguistic scrambling rule.
Compound of かき混ぜ (kakimaze, 'mixing, scrambling') and 規則 (kisoku, 'rule'). The term is a direct translation of the English linguistic term 'scrambling rule'.