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句構造文法 (くこうぞうぶんぽう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

句く構こう造ぞう文ぶん法ぽう

Meanings

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noun

phrase structure grammar; PSG

linguistics

Technical term in linguistics. Refers to a type of generative grammar that analyzes sentence structure using phrase structure rules.

句く構こう造ぞう文ぶん法ぽうは、文ぶんを構こう成せい素そに分ぶん解かいして分ぶん析せきする。
Phrase structure grammar analyzes sentences by breaking them down into constituents.

Kanji

句phrase, clause, sentence
構posture, stance, appearance
造create, make, structure
文

sentence, literature, style

法method, law, rule

Similar words

生せい成せい文ぶん法ぽう
Generative grammar is a broader framework; phrase structure grammar is one type of generative grammar that uses phrase structure rules.
依存文法いぞんぶんぽう
Dependency grammar focuses on relationships between words, while phrase structure grammar focuses on hierarchical constituent structure.

Etymology

Compound of 句 (phrase), 構造 (structure), and 文法 (grammar). A calque from English 'phrase structure grammar'.