Operator
操作符
In role and reference grammar, any of a set of formal items which govern the behavior of units in interclausal construction. Examples include aspect, which affects the verb; modality, which affects the core part of the clause; and tense, which affects the clause periphery.
角色与参照语法术语,可指一组形式项中的任何一个,它们都支配小句间构式中单位的行为。例如影响动词的体、影响小句核心部分的情态、影响小句外围的时等。