selectional
adjective/sɪˈlekʃənl/
/sɪˈlekʃənl/
(linguistics)- used to describe the process by which each word limits what kind of words can be used with it in normal language
- ‘Eat’ has the selectional restriction that it must be followed by a kind of food, so ‘I eat sky’ is not possible.
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