Below you will find example sentences with "phrasal categories". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Phrasal Categories in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 6
  • Discovered as a combination around: categories
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 7
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 21.5 words

Words in this phrase

phrasal categories

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • phrasal can mean: Relating to, or used in the manner of, a phrase. Rare word
  • categories can mean: plural of category Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

categories and phrasal categories 1× distinct from phrasal categories 1× lexical and phrasal categories are identified 1× lexical and phrasal categories disappears the 1× many phrasal categories are assumed 1× node labels phrasal categories receiving the 1× phrasal categories are illustrated 1× phrasal categories may include 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

many phrasal categories 1× phrasal categories are 1× phrasal categories may 1× this distinction is 1× what this means 1× word classes considered 1×

Common sentence endings:

and phrasal categories 1× categories are acknowledged 1× from phrasal categories 1× phrase functional categories 1× the p designation 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

lexical 5× phrase 5× distinction 3× syntactic 2× may 2× phrases 2× illustrated 1× following 1× trees 1× psg 1× identified 1× node 1×

Related phrases

two categories

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around categories:

two categories 11×

Just before it in the phrase index:

photos app photo taken photo shoot phone calls phone call phoenix suns

Just after it in the phrase index:

physical abuse physical activity physical characteristics physical copies physical distancing physical education

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

two categories

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "phrasal categories" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 21.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as categories and phrasal categories, distinct from phrasal categories, lexical, phrase and distinction stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with two categories and two categories, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with phrasal categories

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

This distinction is orthogonal to the distinction between lexical categories and phrasal categories. (13 words)

Phrasal categories may include noun phrases (NP), verb phrases (VP) and so on. (13 words)

Word classes considered as syntactic categories may be called lexical categories, as distinct from phrasal categories. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Many phrasal categories are assumed that do not correspond directly to a specific part of speech, e.g. inflection phrase (IP), tense phrase (TP), agreement phrase (AgrP), focus phrase (FP), etc. (see also Phrase → Functional categories ). (36 words)

Phrasal categories are illustrated with the following trees: :: Syntactic categories PSG The lexical and phrasal categories are identified according to the node labels, phrasal categories receiving the "P" designation. (29 words)

What this means is that the distinction between lexical and phrasal categories disappears, the result being that only lexical categories are acknowledged. (22 words)

Example sentences (6)

Phrasal categories are illustrated with the following trees: :: Syntactic categories PSG The lexical and phrasal categories are identified according to the node labels, phrasal categories receiving the "P" designation.

Word classes considered as syntactic categories may be called lexical categories, as distinct from phrasal categories.

Many phrasal categories are assumed that do not correspond directly to a specific part of speech, e.g. inflection phrase (IP), tense phrase (TP), agreement phrase (AgrP), focus phrase (FP), etc. (see also Phrase → Functional categories ).

This distinction is orthogonal to the distinction between lexical categories and phrasal categories.

What this means is that the distinction between lexical and phrasal categories disappears, the result being that only lexical categories are acknowledged.

Phrasal categories may include noun phrases (NP), verb phrases (VP) and so on.