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Subjunctiveconjunctive is a coined term in linguistic theory used to describe a proposed interaction between the subjunctive mood and conjunctive subordination or coordination in certain languages. The word fuses 'subjunctive' and 'conjunctive' to denote constructions in which mood marking and connective function appear to be integrated, yielding clauses that express both hypothetical stance and a relational link between propositions.

The term is not part of standard grammars or widely accepted as a formal category. It appears in theoretical discussions and typological surveys that seek to account for data where mood and conjunctions seem tightly coupled. Subjunctiveconjunctive analyses may posit either a single morphosyntactic marker that encodes both aspects or a unified functional package in which non-factual stance and conjunctive meaning are inseparable in practice. In such accounts, traditional boundaries between mood and connective semantics are treated as overlapping rather than independent.

Typical discussions focus on subordinate clauses introduced by conjunctions that appear to require subjunctive mood and simultaneously serve to connect multiple events or propositions. An illustrative example is a sentence such as: The witness insisted that he attend the hearing, and that the record be updated. Here the clause shows subjunctive mood in each embedded wish or demand, while the coordinating conjunction links the related propositions, an arrangement proposed under the subjunctiveconjunctive framework.

Cross-linguistic patterns that resemble mood-conjunction coupling in Romance, Slavic, or other language groups are often cited in this context. The concept remains theoretical and is used to describe potential interfaces rather than to replace established grammatical categories.

See also: Subjunctive mood, Conjunction, Mood-conjunction interface.