Attributive vs Descriptive - What's the difference?
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(grammar, of a word or phrase) Modifying a noun, while in the same phrase as that noun.
Having the nature of an attribute.
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(grammar) An attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative.
Of or relating to description.
(grammar) Of an adjective, stating an attribute of the associated noun (as heavy'' in ''the heavy dictionary ).
(linguistics) Describing the structure, grammar, vocabulary and actual use of a language.
(science, philosophy) Describing and seeking to classify, as opposed to normative or prescriptive.
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In grammar|lang=en terms the difference between attributive and descriptive
is that attributive is (grammar) an attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative while descriptive is (grammar) an adjective (or other descriptive word).As adjectives the difference between attributive and descriptive
is that attributive is (grammar|of a word or phrase) modifying a noun, while in the same phrase as that noun while descriptive is of or relating to description.As nouns the difference between attributive and descriptive
is that attributive is (grammar) an attributive word or phrase (see above), contrasted with predicative while descriptive is (grammar) an adjective (or other descriptive word).attributive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- In "this big house", "big" is attributive , whereas in "this house is big", it is predicative.
- Since both Attributes'' and ''Adjuncts'' recursively expand N-bar into N-bar, it seems clear that the two have essentially the same function, so that ''Attributes'' are simply pronominal Adjuncts (though we shall continue to follow tradition and refer to attributive premodifiers as ''Attributes'' rather than ''Adjuncts ).
Antonyms
* predicativeDerived terms
* attributively * attributive adjective * attributive noun * attributive verbNoun
(wikipedia attributive) (en noun)- In "this big house," "big" is an attributive , while in "this house is big," it is a predicative.
- In "this tiger is a man-eater," "man" is an attributive noun.
descriptive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record.}}