Kötszavak

Kötszavak is not a standard term in Hungarian linguistics. In many contexts it appears as a misspelling or mistaken variant of kötőszavak, which are a class of connecting words used to link parts of sentences. Because kötszavak is not widely defined, it is important to verify the intended context when it appears.

Kötőszavak, the likely intended term, are function words that establish grammatical or logical relationships between clauses, phrases, or words. They do not carry substantial lexical meaning on their own but indicate relations such as coordination, subordination, cause, time, contrast, or condition. Examples in Hungarian include és (and), vagy (or), de (but), hogy (that), mert (because), ha (if), miközben (while). They play a central role in sentence structure and discourse, enabling coherence and nuance beyond content words.

In computational linguistics and information retrieval, function words are frequently treated as stop words. Stop word lists for Hungarian typically include common conjunctions, prepositions, pronouns, and determiners. Removing stop words can reduce data size and noise for certain tasks, but it may also remove syntactic cues and affect readability or interpretation.

If you encountered kötszavak in a text, it is advisable to check whether the author meant kötőszavak (conjunctions) or a specialized, context-specific term. Without additional specification, kötszavak does not correspond to a widely recognized linguistic category.