adjectivebound
Adjectivebound is a term used in linguistics to describe a relationship in which adjectives form a bound, inseparable part of the noun phrase they modify. It characterizes constructions in which the adjective is not an independent modifier but a bound element—often realized as a suffix, a prefix, or a fixed compound—that cannot freely occur outside the noun it accompanies. The concept is used to discuss languages and grammatical phenomena where adjectives behave like bound morphemes or tightly bound compounds rather than standalone modifiers.
In languages exhibiting adjectivebound, binding can be achieved through affixation, cliticization, or compounding. Morphology may attach
Typologically, adjectivebound is discussed primarily in languages with high degrees of noun–modifier integration, such as certain
See also: bound morpheme, compound, noun phrase, agreement, clitic.