extraposition — /ek streuh peuh zish euhn/, n. Ling. a rule of transformational grammar that shifts a subordinate or modifying clause to the end of a sentence, as in changing That you sign the paper is necessary to It is necessary that you sign the paper. [1925… … Universalium
extraposition — noun the movement of an element from its normal place to one at the end, or near the end, of a sentence … Wiktionary
Extraposition — ◆ Ex|tra|po|si|ti|on 〈f. 20; Gramm.〉 meist mit „es“ eingeleitete Herausstellung eines Satzteils, z. B. es freut ihn, dass ihr zu uns kommt [<extra + Position] ◆ Die Buchstabenfolge ex|tr... kann in Fremdwörtern auch ext|r... getrennt werden.… … Universal-Lexikon
Extraposition — ◆ Ex|tra|po|si|ti|on 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: en; Sprachw.〉 meist mit »es« eingeleitete Herausstellung eines Satzteils, z. B. esfreut ihn, dass ihr kommt [Etym.: <Extra + Position] ◆ Die Buchstabenfolge ex|tr… kann auch ext|r… getrennt werden.… … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
extraposition — [ˌɛkstrəpə zɪʃ(ə)n] noun Grammar the placing of a word or words outside or at the end of a clause, while retaining the sense (e.g. it s no use crying over spilt milk) … English new terms dictionary
extraposition — ex·tra·position … English syllables
extraposition — ¦ekstrəˌ noun Etymology: extra + position : a transformation in which a syntactic constituent (as a noun phrase or sentence) is moved outside of the constituent that contains it ; especially : one in which a subject that is a sentence which has… … Useful english dictionary
Dummy pronoun — A dummy pronoun (formally: expletive pronoun or pleonastic pronoun) is a type of pronoun used in non pro drop languages, such as English. It is used when a particular verb argument (or preposition) is nonexistent (it could also be unknown,… … Wikipedia
Definite clause grammar — A definite clause grammar (DCG) is a way of expressing grammar, either for natural or formal languages, in a logic programming language such as Prolog. DCGs are usually associated with Prolog, but similar languages such as Mercury also include… … Wikipedia
DC-грамматика — Грамматика, построенная на определённых предложениях (сокр. DC грамматика, DCG; от англ. Definite clause grammar) это способ построения грамматики в логических языках программирования, например, Пролог. DC грамматика обычно… … Википедия