Nominal group (functional grammar)

In systemic functional grammar (SFG), a nominal group is a group of words which represents or describes an entity, for example "The nice old English police inspector who was sitting at the table is Mr Morse". ^[1]

12 relations: Clause, Deixis, Description logic, Entity, Formalism (philosophy), Michael Halliday, Morpheme, Noun phrase, Systemic functional grammar, Systemic functional linguistics, Thematic equative, Word.

Clause

In grammar, a clause is the smallest grammatical unit that can express a complete proposition.

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Deixis

In linguistics, deixis refers to words and phrases, such as “me” or “here”, that cannot be fully understood without additional contextual information -- in this case, the identity of the speaker (“me”) and the speaker's location (“here”).

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Description logic

Description logics (DL) are a family of formal knowledge representation languages.

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Entity

An entity is something that exists as itself, as a subject or as an object, actually or potentially, concretely or abstractly, physically or not.

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Formalism (philosophy)

The term formalism describes an emphasis on form over content or meaning in the arts, literature, or philosophy.

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Michael Halliday

Michael Alexander Kirkwood Halliday (often M.A.K. Halliday; 13 April 1925 – 15 April 2018) was an English-born linguist who developed the internationally influential ''systemic functional linguistic'' SFL model of language.

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Morpheme

A morpheme is the smallest grammatical unit in a language.

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Noun phrase

A noun phrase or nominal phrase (abbreviated NP) is a phrase which has a noun (or indefinite pronoun) as its head, or which performs the same grammatical function as such a phrase.

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Systemic functional grammar

Systemic functional grammar (SFG) is a form of grammatical description originated by Michael Halliday.

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Systemic functional linguistics

Systemic functional linguistics (SFL) is an approach to linguistics that considers language as a social semiotic system.

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Thematic equative

In systemic functional grammar, a thematic equative is a thematic resource in which two or more separate elements in a clause are grouped together to form a single constituent of the theme-plus-rheme structure.

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Word

In linguistics, a word is the smallest element that can be uttered in isolation with objective or practical meaning.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominal_group_(functional_grammar)

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