"subtrigging" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Coined by linguist Jean Ehrenkranz LeGrand in 1975 in her PhD thesis Or and Any: The Semantics and Syntax of Two Logical Operators. Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Jean Ehrenkranz LeGrand|in=1975|occ=linguist}} Coined by linguist Jean Ehrenkranz LeGrand in 1975 Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} subtrigging (uncountable)
  1. (semantics) The phenomenon whereby free-choice items, which are normally ungrammatical in non-negative episodic sentences, become licensed in the presence of a modifier. Tags: uncountable Related terms: subtrigged
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