Conjunct

In linguistics, the term conjunct has three distinct uses:

• A conjunct is an adjunct that adds information to the sentence that is not considered part of the propositional content (or at least not essential) but which connects the sentence with previous parts of the discourse. Rare though this may be, conjuncts may also connect to the following parts of the discourse.
  • It was raining. Therefore, we didn’t go swimming.
  • It was sunny. However, we stayed inside.
  • You are such a dork. Still, I love you from the bottom of my heart.

• A coordination structure connects two words, phrases or clauses together, usually with the help of a coordinating conjunction:
  • bought .
  • Take two of these and call me in the morning.

• A verb form, for example the conjunct verb endings of Old Irish or the conjunct mood (sometimes called the subjunctive mood) of the Algonquian languages.

This article discusses the first kind of conjunct.