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An '''adposition''' is a [[function word]] that combines with a [[noun phrase]] (its [[complement]]) and indicates the [[semantic role]] or [[grammatical function]] of the complement. The terms for the two main subtypes, [[preposition]] and [[postposition]], are better known than the more general term ''adposition''. | An '''adposition''' is a [[function word]] that combines with a [[noun phrase]] (its [[complement]]) and indicates the [[semantic role]] or [[grammatical function]] of the complement. The terms for the two main subtypes, [[preposition]] and [[postposition]], are better known than the more general term ''adposition''. | ||
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| − | German [[Adposition (de)]] | + | *German [[Adposition (de)]] |
| − | + | *Russian [[адпозиция]] = [[прилог]] | |
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[[Category:Part of speech]] | [[Category:Part of speech]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:45, 10 August 2007
An adposition is a function word that combines with a noun phrase (its complement) and indicates the semantic role or grammatical function of the complement. The terms for the two main subtypes, preposition and postposition, are better known than the more general term adposition.
Subtypes
- preposition (precedes its complement)
- postposition (follows its complement)
- circumposition (consists of two parts, one preceding and one following its complement)
- ambiposition (may precede or follow its complement)
- inposition (occurs inside its complement)
Origin
The term was probably created only in the 20th century, generalizing over preposition and postposition.
Other languages
- German Adposition (de)
- Russian адпозиция = прилог
