locational-temporal construction
nounUK /ləʊˈkeɪʃənəl ˈtɛmpərəl kənˈstrʌkʃən/
US /loʊˈkeɪʃənəl ˈtɛmpərəl kənˈstrʌkʃən/
A phrase that tells where and when something happens.
In the sentence 'We met at the park on Monday,' the phrase 'at the park on Monday' is a locational-temporal construction.
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2. A grammatical pattern that combines a place marker with a time marker in one unit.
The construction 'in the kitchen at noon' pairs a location with a time.
3. A linguistic structure used to set the scene of an event by stating both place and time.
'On the hill during winter' sets both the place and the season for the story.
4. A phrase type in which location words and time words work together to describe when and where an action occurs.
'Under the bridge after sunset' is a locational-temporal construction.