Meanings
nouninflectional phrase (plural inflectional phrases)
plural inflectional phrases
- X-bar theorygrammarA functional phrase that contains inflectional properties, such as tense and agreement, and whereby the sentence can be treated consisting of a head, complement and specifier.
Translations
Polish fraza fleksyjna
- fraza fleksyjnaphrases headed by inflection
Spanish sintagma flexivo, frase flexiva
- sintagma flexivophrases headed by inflection
- frase flexivaphrases headed by inflection
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APA
inflectional phrase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflectional%20phrase
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“inflectional phrase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflectional%20phrase. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inflectional phrase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflectional%20phrase.
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