What is a subordinating conjunction?

Definition
	A subordinating conjunction is a conjunction that links constructions by making one of them a constituent of another. The subordinating conjunction typically marks the incorporated constituent.

Example (English)
	Listen when I speak to you.

Kinds
	Here are some kinds of subordinating conjunctions:
	What is an adverbializer? What is a complementizer? What is a relativizer?

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

Sources
	Crystal 1985 294
	Hartmann and Stork 1972 224
	Anderson, S. 1985 30
	Schachter 1985 46, 50
	Mish 1991 1175

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Concept module: subordinating conjunction
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