noun
argument position
Technical term in linguistics, referring to the syntactic position of an argument in a clause or sentence.
この動詞は項位置が二つある。
This verb has two argument positions.
項位置の分析は統語論の重要な課題だ。
Analysis of argument positions is an important topic in syntax.
位置 (position) is a general term; 項位置 is a specialized compound used in linguistics.
Compound of 項 (argument) and 位置 (position), used as a technical term in linguistics.