viðbyggingarhættur
Viðbyggingarhættur is a term used in Icelandic linguistics to describe the set of constructions in which additional material is attached to a base word or phrase to extend its meaning. The word combines viðbyggingar, meaning attachments or additions, with hættur, meaning methods or ways. In practice, viðbyggingarhættur covers the ways to elaborate noun phrases and verb phrases with modifiers that follow or attach to the head element.
A central focus is postnominal modification, where material attaches after a noun. Common types include relative
Viðbyggingarhættur enable compact expression by layering meaning onto a single noun or verb phrase. They influence
In typological and descriptive linguistics, viðbyggingarhættur is discussed as part of how languages expand core phrases