系けい列れつ関かん係けい

noun

paradigmatic relation

In linguistics, the relationship between elements that can substitute for each other in a given context, as opposed to syntagmatic (統合) relations. Often discussed in structuralist semantics.

See also: 統合関係

• 「走はしる」と「歩あるく」は系けい列れつ関かん係けいにある。

  "Hashiru" (run) and "aruku" (walk) are in a paradigmatic relation.

• 系けい列れつ関かん係けいと統とう合ごう関かん係けいは、言げん語ごの二ふたつの基き本ほん的てきな軸じくである。

  Paradigmatic and syntagmatic relations are the two fundamental axes of language.