rankshift
/rangk-shift/US // ˈræŋkˌʃɪft //UK // (ˈræŋkˌʃɪft) in systemic grammar //
等级转换,级别转换,级别转变,级别转移
Definitions
v.有主动词 verb
- 1
- : 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 yesterday within the phrase the girl that you met yesterday.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the process of rankshifting.
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