phi-feature

noun

A grammatical feature that is usually exhibited in predicate-argument agreement, such as person, number, or gender.

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Meanings

nounphi-feature (plural phi-features)

plural phi-features · alternative phi feature · alternative ϕ-feature

  1. generative grammarhuman sciencesA grammatical feature that is usually exhibited in predicate-argument agreement, such as person, number, or gender.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin phi-特徵 /phi-特征
  • phi-特徵 /phi-特征grammatical feature such as person or number
French trait-phi
  • trait-phigrammatical feature such as person or number
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Chicago

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