Apposition

As apposition ( enclosing ) a substantivisches attribute is referred to in the grammar, which describes the relationship 's Word. This relationship word may be a noun or pronoun or be a substantive phrase ( noun phrase, sentence ). The apposition is interchangeable with the word relationship and is usually in the same case as the word relationship. In adjustment it is included in the rule by commas. Since the apposition behaves syntactically unlike attributes, it is considered by many other linguists as a category in addition to these: appositions are a type of cofactor. You are free information, does not undermine their absence in the sentence context, the grammaticality of the sentence.

The term apposition was translated by Philip of Zesen with the German word adjunct.

Grammar

The closeness of the syntactic connection between antecedent and apposition We distinguish narrow and wide appositions. Salutations ( " Mr. Meier " ) are, for example, close appositions, specifying additions to rulers name ( "Charlemagne ", " Otto II " ), however, wide appositions.

Examples:

Structure with the " name ", "special" and " ie " are sometimes also called appositions.

Incongruent case

Occasionally encountered are wide appositions, the case does not match the case of the reference word, often in these cases is an incongruent nominative or dative. If in apposition no items or products word of the noun, the nominative standard language is considered to be correct:

But with Item:

The incongruent dative, however, applies standard linguistically not be correct: