actant
English
Etymology
Simultaneously coined in English and French by Bruno Latour from action + -ant
Noun
actant (plural actants)
- (grammar) Any of the participants, such as the subject or object, in a grammatical clause.
Derived terms
French
Etymology
Coined in French by Lucien Tesnière.
Pronunciation
- Homophone: actants
Further reading
- “actant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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