Koordinaatiorakenteet
Koordinaatiorakenteet, or coordinate structures, are syntactic constructions in which two or more elements—words, phrases, or clauses—are connected by a coordinating conjunction. In many languages, coordinate structures allow the speaker or writer to present items of equal grammatical status side by side, often implying a parallel relationship. Examples of coordinating conjunctions include ja (“and”), tai (“or”), and emmekin (“nor”), though the specific set varies across languages.
In Finnish, koordinaatiorakenteet can link nouns, adjectives, verb phrases, and even clauses, producing sentences such as
From a linguistic perspective, coordinate structures are differentiated from subordinate structures by their equal syntactic status