Paradigmatic relation

Translations

paradigmatische Beziehung | relation paradigmatique | relazione paradigmatica

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According to the theoretical framework of Saussure's structuralim, a p. r. is a grouping of forms related by mutual exclusivity or complemetary distribution. Forms in the same paradigmatic class occur in the same context. For instance, attributive modifiers form a syntactic paradigmatic class. A plural and a singular ending for the same case form a morphological paradigmatic class. It is opposed to the concept of syntagmatic relationship.