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Varia: On distinguishing between the predicative and the subject complement
ISSN: 2367 - 8585
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Varia: On distinguishing between the predicative and the subject complement
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ICC-0902
Publisher: Proglas St. Cyril And St. Methodius University Press
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IAA.ZONE/236758828585
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Abstract
In this article we review the current concepts of the Compound Nominal Predicate and the combinations of the Verbal Predicate and the Subject Complement. There are several aspects that need further investigation. We suggest that the combinations of verbs with diminished lexical meaning and a nominal, describing a property of the subject, be removed from the concept of Compound Nominal Predicate and included into a new concept: “Combination of Verbal Predicate and Subject Complementâ€. Thus the term “Compound Nominal Predicate†will be reserved for combinations of the verb “sam†(resp. its synonyms “badaâ€, „bivamâ€, “predstavliavamâ€, “sastavliavam†and “iaviavam seâ€) and a nominal describing the entity denoted by the subject of the sentence. In all other instances of a verb and a nominal, describing the subject of the sentence, they will be considered a Verbal Predicate and a Subject Complement, which are ...
