"left periphery" meaning in All languages combined

See left periphery on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: left peripheries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} left periphery (plural left peripheries)
  1. (grammar) The part of a syntactic tree above the inflectional phrase(s) (expressing tense, aspect, and/or mood), where topic, focus, illocutionary force, etc. are expressed. Wikipedia link: Luigi Rizzi (linguist) Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (Translations): 左緣 (Chinese Mandarin), 左缘 (zuǒyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), périphérie gauche [feminine] (French), periferia izquierda [feminine] (Spanish)

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