set phrase
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A set phrase is an expression (i.e. term or phrase) whose parts are fixed. There might be other ways to express the idea of a set phrase in language, but it is marked to do so.
Two-word set phrases represent an early step in the process of noun compounding, signalled solely through word stress. In English compounds, stress rules for nouns place stress away from the end (i.e., not on the last syllable). Following this pattern, compound nouns receive stress on the first word in the compound, not the last: ˡsomething, ˡgreenhouse, ˡmousetrap.
Set phrases, as spelled, retain the conventional space separating words. These separated written words are indistinguishable from descriptive phrases comprised of an unstressed adjective that modifies a stressed noun. As pronounced, however, the first word in a two-word set phrase is stressed. Examples of set phrases are listed below.
Set phrases whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal definitions and the arrangement of their parts are known as idioms.
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Two-word set phrases represent an early step in the process of noun compounding, signalled solely through word stress. In English compounds, stress rules for nouns place stress away from the end (i.e., not on the last syllable). Following this pattern, compound nouns receive stress on the first word in the compound, not the last: ˡsomething, ˡgreenhouse, ˡmousetrap.
Set phrases, as spelled, retain the conventional space separating words. These separated written words are indistinguishable from descriptive phrases comprised of an unstressed adjective that modifies a stressed noun. As pronounced, however, the first word in a two-word set phrase is stressed. Examples of set phrases are listed below.
Set phrases whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal definitions and the arrangement of their parts are known as idioms.
Examples of set phrases
- ˡceiling fan
- comˡputer screen
- ˡdinner table
- ˡstyle manual
- ˡbook review
Spaces and containers
Base words that have spatial or container semantic content frequently combine as set phrases: room, office, box, bag- ˡplant room
- ˡconference room
- ˡnews room
- ˡsewing room
- ˡtax office
- ˡlunch box
- ˡsports bag
- reˡtirement package ("package" here is a metaphorical container)
-ing action spaces
Action-based "ing" words when combined with nouns representing spaces and/or containers frequently trigger set phrase stress.- examining room
- moving van
- starting place
- eating place
Phrases receiving descriptive stress (Adj./Noun)
Certain commonly combined words appear to be fixed as set phrases. Yet spoken stress follows the Adjective/Noun pattern.- only ˡchild - He is an only ˡchild. (vs. He is the only ˡchild I know)
- set ˡphrase - The linguist identified the newest set ˡphrase in the language.
- front ˡpage - The photo was on the front ˡpage.
- human ˡbeing - She's a nice human ˡbeing.
- lost opporˡtunity - That may be a lost opporˡtunity.
See also
Terminology is the study of terms and their use — of words and compound words that are used in specific contexts.
Terminology also denotes a more formal discipline which systematically studies the labelling or designating of concepts
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Terminology also denotes a more formal discipline which systematically studies the labelling or designating of concepts
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In grammar, a phrase is a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence.
For example the house at the end of the street (example 1) is a phrase. It acts like a noun.
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For example the house at the end of the street (example 1) is a phrase. It acts like a noun.
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Markedness is a linguistic concept that developed out of the Prague School (also known as the Prague linguistic circle).
A marked form is a non-basic or less natural form. An unmarked form is a basic, default form.
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A marked form is a non-basic or less natural form. An unmarked form is a basic, default form.
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Compound may refer to:
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- Compound interest, unpaid interest that is added to the principal so that subsequent interest is calculated on the grossed-up amount.
- Compound (chemistry), a combination of two or more elements
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stress is the relative emphasis that may be given to certain syllables in a word. The term is also used for similar patterns of phonetic prominence inside syllables. The word accent is sometimes also used with this sense.
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A compound is a word composed of more than one free morpheme.
English compounds may be classified in several ways, such as the word classes or the semantic relationship of their components.
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English compounds may be classified in several ways, such as the word classes or the semantic relationship of their components.
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A definition is a statement of the meaning of a term, word or phrase. The term to be defined is known as the definiendum (Latin: that which is to be defined).
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An idiom is an expression (i.e., term or phrase) whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal definitions and the arrangement of its parts, but refers instead to a figurative meaning that is known only through common use.
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A cliché (from French, klɪ'ʃe) is a phrase, expression, or idea that has been overused to the point of losing its intended force or novelty, especially when at some time it was considered distinctively forceful
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collocation is defined as a sequence of words or terms which co-occur more often than would be expected by chance.
Collocation refers to the restrictions on how words can be used together, for example which prepositions are used with particular verbs, or which verbs and
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Collocation refers to the restrictions on how words can be used together, for example which prepositions are used with particular verbs, or which verbs and
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An idiom is an expression (i.e., term or phrase) whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal definitions and the arrangement of its parts, but refers instead to a figurative meaning that is known only through common use.
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A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and preposition, a verb and adverb, or a verb with both an adverb and preposition, any of which are part of the syntax (of the sentence), and so are a complete semantic unit.
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A cliché (from French, klɪ'ʃe) is a phrase, expression, or idea that has been overused to the point of losing its intended force or novelty, especially when at some time it was considered distinctively forceful
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