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phrase

vr.tr.phrase · XCT.QLT

Let an agent handle phrases by grammatical type and by fixed expression, with meaning, origin and translation.

Thing Registry Cross-cutting context

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle phrases by grammatical type and by fixed expression, with meaning, origin and translation.

A group of words forming a unit within a sentence, such as a noun phrase or verb phrase in grammar; in everyday use also a fixed expression, saying, adage or maxim.

What it is for: Building sentences and expressing ideas compactly.

It can be identify phrase types; explain idioms and sayings; trace phrase origins; translate fixed expressions.

Distinguishing features

Word group acting as a unit

Grammatical and idiomatic senses

Fixed expressions have non-literal meanings

Origins often uncertain

What it looks like

Groups of words in text or speech.

How it is recognised

Noun, verb, adjective and prepositional phrases

Idioms, adages and maxims

Legal Latin phrases

Related models

is a kind of - category

linguistic unit

is part of - larger unit

sentence

includes - fixed expressions

idiom and proverb

is studied by - fields

syntax and phraseology

In practice

Families and kinds

noun phrases

verb phrases

prepositional phrases

idioms and set phrases

adages, maxims and proverbs

Failure modes and hazards

Literal translation of idioms

Invented etymologies

Misattributed quotations

Also called

senatus consultumresponse to a "thank you"Muntzingmaximadageancient Greek phraseDelphic maximstenets of SolonClarke's three lawscause célèbreskunked termidiomaticdysphemismbi-gramtri-gramwritten expressionI'm sorryphrase originating from a work of fictionSacred Defenseverbal syntagmathere you areEnglish phraseparoimiastimulus wordpolitical phrasenoun phrasephrasal verbinflectional phraseplatitudeverb phrasemagical formulaadpositional phraseparenthesiswinged wordsmodismcatchphrasepolitical buzzwordprepositional syntagmaadjectival locutionadverbial phrase

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.phrase

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Grammar Phrase types.

Grammar defines phrases.

Type

Noun, verb.

Type

Phrase type.

  1. What type of phrase is it? definition
  2. What is its head? definition

Function

Role in sentence.

Function

Function.

  1. What role does the phrase play in the sentence? definition
  2. How is it analysed? definition
Expression Fixed phrases.

Fixed phrases carry meaning.

Meaning

Sense.

Meaning

Meaning.

  1. What does the expression mean? definition
  2. Is it literal or figurative? definition

Usage

Register.

Usage

Usage.

  1. In which contexts is it used? definition
  2. Is it formal, informal or offensive? boundary
Origin Etymology.

Origins need sources.

Etymology

History.

Etymology

Origin.

  1. Where does the phrase come from, according to which dictionary? provenance
  2. Are popular stories about it true? boundary

Attribution

Quotations.

Attribution

Attribution.

  1. Is the phrase attributed to someone, and is that verified? provenance
  2. Where does it first appear? provenance
Translation Other languages.

Idioms rarely translate literally.

Equivalents

Idioms.

Equivalents

Equivalents.

  1. What is the equivalent expression in another language? action
  2. Does it carry the same nuance? boundary

Learners

Teaching.

Learners

Learning.

  1. How can learners master common phrases? action
  2. Which resources help? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should phrase types be separate entries?
  • How should fixed expressions be linked?
  • How should etymology sources be recorded?
Draft as JSON