Pro-Form
Pro-Form
A pro-form is a word, substituting for other words, phrases, clauses, or sentences, whose meaning is recoverable from the linguistic or extralinguistic context.
(English)
- Jim cooks better than she does.
- He did so.
Page/s: 24–25
Source: Schachter 1985
Schachter, Paul. 1985. "Parts-of-speech systems." In Shopen 1985b
Page/s: 247
Source: Crystal 1985
Crystal, David. 1985.A dictionary of linguistics and phonetics. 2nd edition. New York: Basil Blackwell.
Broader Terms
- BT↑ Word
More specific terms
- NT4 ↓ Interrogative Pro-Form
- NT4 ↓ Pro-Adjective
- NT4 ↓ Pro-Adverb ►
- NT4 ↓ Pro-Verb
- NT4 ↓ Pronoun
Related terms
- RT⇆ Zero Anaphora
- ExactMatch: https://glossary.sil.org/term/pro-form
