Connective
Connective
Here are two senses of connective:
- A connective, in its most common usage, is an expression having a function similar to that of a conjunction.
- A connective, broadly defined, is any linguistic unit that links two other constituents together.
Examples: Conjunctions, Copulas, Conjunctive adverbs
(English)
- and
- or
- but
- whereas
- in case
- thus
- the result is
- so much that
Page/s: 97–98, 110–111
Source: Rudolph 1988
Rudolph, Elisabeth. 1988. "Connective relationsconnective expressionsconnective structures." In Petofi 1988
Page/s: 66
Source: Crystal 1985
Crystal, David. 1985.A dictionary of linguistics and phonetics. 2nd edition. New York: Basil Blackwell.
Related terms
- RT⇆ Conjunction
- RT⇆ Conjunctive Adverb
- RT⇆ Coordinate Clause
- RT⇆ Copula
- RT⇆ Illocutionary Connective
- RT⇆ Serial Verb Construction
- ExactMatch: https://glossary.sil.org/term/connective
