形けい式しき語ご

noun

function word; structure word; form word

Linguistics term for words that express grammatical relationships rather than carrying lexical meaning. Rare in everyday Japanese; the more common term is 機能語 (きのうご).

See also: 機能語

• 言げん語ご学がくでは、助じょ詞しや助じょ動どう詞しは形けい式しき語ごに分ぶん類るいされる。

  In linguistics, particles and auxiliary verbs are classified as function words.