What is a coordinating conjunction?

Definition
	A coordinating conjunction is a conjunction that links constituents without syntactically subordinating one to the other.

Examples (English)
	and but or

Kind
	Here is a kind of coordinating conjunction:
	What is a correlative conjunction?

Generic
	A coordinating conjunction is a kind of
	What is a conjunction?

Sources
	Hartmann and Stork 1972 54
	Crystal 1980 76
	Mish 1991 288

Context for this page:

Concept module: coordinating conjunction
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): C
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
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