rankshift

rankshift
1. verb
To use a phrase as a subunit of a longer one
2. noun
The action of rankshifting

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  • rankshift — /rangk shift /, Ling. v.t. 1. (in systemic linguistics) to use a unit as a constituent of another unit of the same or lower rank on the rank scale, as in using the phrase next door within the phrase the boy next door or the clause that you met… …   Universalium

  • rankshift — /rangk shift /, Ling. v.t. 1. (in systemic linguistics) to use a unit as a constituent of another unit of the same or lower rank on the rank scale, as in using the phrase next door within the phrase the boy next door or the clause that you met… …   Useful english dictionary

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