morphosyntax

See also: morpho-syntax

English

Alternative forms

• morpho-syntax

Etymology

From morpho- +‎ syntax.

Noun

morphosyntax (countable and uncountable, plural morphosyntaxes)

1. (linguistics) The system of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the way in which words are put together to form phrases and sentences (syntax), regarded as an interlinked unit.

   Near-synonym: grammar (see the usage notes there)

Translations

morphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit

Catalan: morfosintaxi f French: morphosyntaxe (fr) f Galician: morfosintaxe f German: Morphosyntax (de) f Greek: μορφοσύνταξη (el) f (morfosýntaxi), μορφοσύνταξη (el) f (morfosýntaxi) Irish: morfa-chomhréir f Italian: morfosintassi (it) f Japanese: 形態統語論, けいたいとうごろん (keitaitōgoron) Portuguese: morfossintaxe (pt) f Romanian: morfosintaxă f Spanish: morfosintaxis (es) f Swedish: morfosyntax Welsh: morffogystrawen f