Comparative Concept: typifying construction (cxn)
typifying construction (cxn)
Typ | construction |
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Alias(se) | typifying construction • non-anchoring (nominal modification) construction • non-anchoring construction • non-anchoring nominal modification construction • typifying (nominal modification) construction • typifying nominal modification construction |
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a nominal modification construction that is not an anchoring construction, in that the object - modifier is only type identifiable, the modifier–head combination refers to a subclass of a broader class, and the head cannot be identified via its relation to the modifier. Example: women's magazine is an instance of a typifying construction: women does not refer to a specific set of women; the phrase as a whole denotes a particular subclass of magazines; and the referent of magazine cannot be identified by the modifier women's. (Section 5.2.1)