Modifier
Definition:
A modifier is a constituent, in an endocentric construction, that imparts information relating to the head of the construction.
Examples:
(English)
- In the endocentric construction the very hot soup, the constituents the and very hot are modifiers of soup, the head of the construction.
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This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.