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Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
DEF

A word (e.g. a preposition or conjunction) that is used in a sentence or phrase to show the nature of content words (nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs) or the relationships between them. Function words are not considered to be terminology units although they may appear in them (more commonly in French than in English).

OBS

Term standardized by the Terminology and Documentation Directorate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
DEF

Mot de faible signification (tel que préposition ou conjonction) servant à marquer la nature des mots forts (noms, adjectifs qualificatifs, verbes et adverbes) ou les rapports qui les unissent. Sans constituer en soi des unités terminologiques, les mots-outils entrent dans la composition de nombreux termes complexes, quoique moins souvent en anglais qu'en français.

OBS

Termes uniformisés par la Direction de la terminologie et de la documentation.

Spanish

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