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Subcategorize vs Subcategorized - What's the difference?

subcategorize | subcategorized |

As verbs the difference between subcategorize and subcategorized

is that subcategorize is to categorize more specifically by placing in a subcategory while subcategorized is (subcategorize).

subcategorize

English

Verb

(subcategoriz)
  • To categorize more specifically by placing in a subcategory.
  • (grammar) To practice subcategorization.
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  • As we see from the examples in (55):
    (55) (a)      John will put [NP the car''] [PP ''in the garage'']
    (55) (b)     ?John will put [NP ''the car'']
    (55) (c)     ?John will put [PP ''in the garage'']
    (55) (d)     ?John will put
    the Verb ''put'' subcategorizes (i.e. ‘takes?) obligatory NP and PP complements (to simplify exposition here, we ignore the fact that the subcategorization properties of ''put
    may be predictable from its thematic properties, and from general word-order principles such as the STRICT ADJACENCY CONDITION).

    subcategorized

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (subcategorize)

  • subcategorize

    English

    Verb

    (subcategoriz)
  • To categorize more specifically by placing in a subcategory.
  • (grammar) To practice subcategorization.
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  • As we see from the examples in (55):
    (55) (a)      John will put [NP the car''] [PP ''in the garage'']
    (55) (b)     ?John will put [NP ''the car'']
    (55) (c)     ?John will put [PP ''in the garage'']
    (55) (d)     ?John will put
    the Verb ''put'' subcategorizes (i.e. ‘takes?) obligatory NP and PP complements (to simplify exposition here, we ignore the fact that the subcategorization properties of ''put
    may be predictable from its thematic properties, and from general word-order principles such as the STRICT ADJACENCY CONDITION).