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inflection vs grammatical relation

grammatical relation vs inflection

inflection and grammatical relation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inflection Yes No No No
grammatical relation Yes No No No
As nouns, grammatical relation is a hypernym of inflection; that is, grammatical relation is a word with a broader meaning than inflection:
  • inflection: a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
  • grammatical relation: a linguistic relation established by grammar
inflection (noun) grammatical relation (noun)
the patterns of stress and intonation in a language a linguistic relation established by grammar
a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
deviation from a straight or normal course
a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
Difference between inflection and grammatical relation

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