小词 (xiǎo cí) — (linguistics) particle, function word; (logic) minor term
Definition
In Chinese linguistics, 小词 refers to small function words — particles like 助词 and 语气词 — not content words. In logic, it means a minor term in a syllogism.
noun
(linguistics) particlefunction word(logic) minor term
Examples
- ，小词。Zài hàn yǔ yǔ fǎ zhōng, xiǎo cí bāo kuò zhù cí hé yǔ qì cí.In Chinese grammar, particles include auxiliary words and modal particles.
- 小词‘’。Zhè ge luó ji tuī lǐ zhōng de xiǎo cí shì 'suǒ yǒu rén'.The minor term in this logical syllogism is 'all people'.
- ，小词。Yǔ yán xué kè shàng, lǎo shī jiǎng jiě le xiǎo cí de gōng néng.In linguistics class, the teacher explained the function of particles.
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