Matrix Sentence
Matrix Sentence
A matrix sentence is a sentence in which a clause has been embedded as a constituent .
The clause may or may not be an immediate constituent , but it must be embedded by means other than coordination .
(English)
In the following sentences, the dog died is the matrix sentence:
- After eating the raw fish, the dog died.
- The dog that ate the raw fish died.
Page/s: 266
Source: Lyons 1968
Lyons, John. 1968.Introduction to theoretical linguistics. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University.
Page/s: 222
Source: Crystal 1980
Crystal, David. 1980.A first dictionary of linguistics and phonetics. Boulder, CO: Westview.
Broader Terms
- BT↑ Sentence
Related terms
- RT⇆ Actual Implicature
- RT⇆ Coordinate Clause
- RT⇆ Immediate Constituent
- RT⇆ Potential Implicature
- RT⇆ Subordinate Clause
- ExactMatch: https://glossary.sil.org/term/matrix-sentence
