Translation of "function word" into German

Funktionswort, Synsemantikum are the top translations of "function word" into German.

function word noun grammar

(linguistics) A word that has little meaning when standing alone, but instead serves to express grammatical relationships with other words within a sentence, or specify the attitude or mood of the speaker, such as prepositions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs, or conjunctions. [..]

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  • Funktionswort

    noun neuter

    In the process of grammaticalization, an uninflected lexical word (or content word) is transformed into a grammar word (or function word).

    Bei dem Prozess der Grammatikalisierung wird ein unflektiertes lexikalisches Wort (oder Inhaltswort) in ein grammatisches Wort (oder Funktionswort) umgewandelt.

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