phrase structure
noun Linguistics.
the hierarchical arrangement of the constituent words and phrases of a sentence.
Also called
constituent structure.
Origin of phrase structure
First recorded in 1955–60
Words nearby phrase structure
phrasal,
phrasal verb,
phrase,
phrase book,
phrase marker,
phrase structure,
phrase structure tree,
phrase-structure grammar,
phrase-structure rule,
phrasemaker,
phrasemonger