What does "pseudo-coordination" mean?

A linguistic construction in which two terms (often inflected verbs) are joined by a coordinator (e.g., and), as in the sentence "Try and win the competition!".

What is a synonym for "pseudo-coordination"?

Common synonyms include: false coordination.

Pseudo-coordination

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A linguistic construction in which two terms (often inflected verbs) are joined by a coordinator (e.g., and), as in the sentence "Try and win the competition!". uncountable
"In Chapter 6, we investigate more closely the matrix verbs involved in pseudo-coordination (TMA-copying with motion/posture verbs)."

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false coordination

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"In Chapter 6, we investigate more closely the matrix verbs involved in pseudo-coordination (TMA-copying with motion/posture verbs)."

Etymology

From pseudo- + coordination.

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