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unextracted

unextracted

7.7
Remain in their original place in a sentence, often at the end
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnɪkˈstræktɪd/
  • Specialized
: no extraído
  • In this language, question words often remain unextracted at the end of the sentence.

Examples

  • Some syntactic theories account for both extracted and unextracted positions of phrases.

  • The linguist analyzed several unextracted elements in the complex sentence structure.

  • The data remained unextracted from the original source.

  • In this analysis, the phrase is unextracted.

  • In this language, question words often remain unextracted at the end of the sentence.

  • The linguist analyzed several unextracted elements in the complex sentence structure.

  • Some syntactic theories account for both extracted and unextracted positions of phrases.

Synonyms

unshifted
vsunextracted
1 5.0

Not moved or changed from where it was before

applies specifically to remaining in the original sentence or clause
nonseparable
vsunextracted
  • Specialized
7.6

Cannot be removed from a word and always stays attached

refers to remaining in the original sentence position rather than moving
undisplaced
vsunextracted
  • Specialized
7.1

Still in its original place after injury or impact

focuses on staying in the original sentence or clause position

How Extracted

removed
61 5.3
unextracted
  • Specialized
7.7

Surface Forms

unextracted positive

Morphology

unextracted = extracted (semi-transparent) = un + ex + tract + ed

The negation is regular, but the sense is specialized to syntactic extraction, so it is less obvious than ordinary physical removal.

Etymology

Unextracted comes from the parts un- ('not') and extract ('to pull out'), which is the same root as tractor. So in grammar an unextracted part is one that was not 'pulled out' of its original place in a sentence.