- In semantics, a
predicand is an
argument in an utterance,
specifically that of
which something is predicated. By extension, in syntax, it is the constituent...
- is used to
refer to that head.
There are
cases in
which the
semantic predicand has a
syntactic function other than subject. This
happens in
raising constructions...
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Differential object marking Subject–verb
inversion in
English predication predicand raising For
descriptions of the
traditional distinction between subject...
-
Verbless clauses are comprised, semantically, of a
predicand,
expressed or not, and a
verbless predicate. For example, the
underlined string in [With...
- a
predicand. For example, The
dinner was
lovely ascribes the
property of
being lovely to the dinner, the
syntactic subject and
semantic predicand. Predicative...
- as English,
there is not
always a
perfect match between the
semantic predicand and the subject, as a
predicate may be
predicated on an
argument in another...
- language, a
clause is a
constituent or
phrase that
comprises a
semantic predicand (expressed or not) and a
semantic predicate. A
typical clause consists...
- a whole. For example, in they seem to be trying, "to be trying" (the
predicand of trying) is the
subject of seem.
English has
raising constructions,...
-
phrase (VP) in that order,: 63 with the
subject corresponding to the
predicand and the head VP
corresponding to the predicate. For example, the clause...
-
predicable is a
metaphysical item and is
ontologically predicated of its
predicand,
usually its subject. The
subjects are also distinguished: in linguistic...
