phrase marker

phrase mark·er

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Definitions of phrase marker words

noun phrase marker (in generative grammar) a representation of the constituent structure of a sentence, using a tree diagram or labeled bracketing. 1
noun phrase marker a representation, esp one in the form of a tree diagram, of the constituent structure of a sentence 0

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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