Where does “統語論” come from?

統語論 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 論, from Japanese 統辞論, from Japanese 統辞 — syntax.

統語論 (Japanese): syntax as a field of study, syntactics

Definitions

  1. syntax as a field of study, syntactics

Ancestry of “統語論”, step by step

統語論 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesetheory
2Japanese統辞論syntax as a field of study, syntactics
3Japanese統辞syntax

via Japanese 統語

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese統語syntax
Every word from Japanese 統辞Every word from Japanese Every word from Japanese 統辞論
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