Sister-adjunction

姐妹附换

A type of syntactic operation in classical transformational grammar, referring to a rule which places certain elements of structure in adjacent positions, with the aim of specifying how these structures fit together in larger units. To sister-adjoin elements, a constituent A is joined to B immediately under a mother node.

经典转换语法的一类句法操作，指一条规则将结构的某些成分置于邻接位置，目的是为说明这些结构成分在较大的单位中如何配合。“姐妹附接”成分是指一个组构成分A附接到直接在一个母节点下的B。