統語論

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: 5

Grade: 2
ろん
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 統語 (tōgo, syntax, less common on its own than synonym 構文 kōbun) +‎ (ron, theory).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーごろん [tòógóꜜròǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[2][4]
  • IPA(key): [to̞ːɡo̞ɾõ̞ɴ]

Noun

(とう)()(ろん) • (tōgoron

  1. (linguistics) syntax (as a field of study), syntactics

Usage notes

Use the term 構文 (kōbun) to refer to syntax in the grammatical structure sense, as in “the syntax of this sentence...”

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN