| Lemma | characterization |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Bauer (2004) |
| Titolo | BE-HEADING THE WORD |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | to characterize (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | The head of a phrase characterizes the phrase as a whole. Precisely what is meant by "characterization" is perhaps not entirely clear. [...] Whatever else, it seems to be taken to mean that the head of the phrase determines the part of speech marking for the phrase as a whole. "Characterization" is thus grammatical, not semantic characterization. |