Shortnominal

Shortnominal is a term that appears in some linguistic and computational discussions but does not have a single, universally accepted definition. In practice, it is often used as a descriptive placeholder for a nominal expression with a reduced or compact structure, such as a noun phrase that omits optional determiners or modifiers in analyses that aim to compare compact versus full forms. In computational linguistics and natural language processing, shortnominal may also refer to a token or annotation representing a noun with limited features, designed to save space in large corpora or to simplify modeling tasks.

Because the term is not standardized, its exact meaning can vary by author or project. It is sometimes encountered as a concatenated form of "short" and "nominal" rather than as a formal label, leading to varying interpretations in discussions of syntax, morphology, or data annotation. The lack of a formal definition means that any usage should be clarified by context or accompanying documentation.

Related concepts include noun phrase and nominal, especially in discussions of structure and annotation; as a counterpart, "long nominal" or full nominal form is sometimes used to describe more complete noun phrases. Shortnominal remains a niche or idiosyncratic term rather than a widely adopted linguistic category.