Syntagmatic relations

Syntagmatic relations

The two fundamental types of relations between

linguistic units are:

• Syntagmatic
• Paradigmatic

Syntagmatic and paradigmatic relations are

introduced by Saussure to distinguish two kinds

of signifiers:one concerns with positioning and

the other concerns substitution.

Syntagmatic relations are

linear relations between units

in a segmental sequence.

Words are syntagmatically

connected within any sentence

and morphemes are always

syntagmatically connected

within words.

Syntagmatic relation is a type of semantic relations

between words that co- occur in the same sentence

or text. Researchers have mainly focused on how

these two relations are applied in different information

systems.