small clause
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
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small clause (plural small clauses)
- (grammar) A minimal predicate structure that possesses arguments and predicates but no tense: small clauses usually occur within the context of full clauses and may act as the direct object of the verb.
Translations[edit]
minimal predicate structures that possess arguments and predicates but no tense
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References[edit]
- Chomsky, Noam (1981) Lectures on Government and Binding, Dordrecht: Foris, →ISBN
Further reading[edit]
- small clause on Wikipedia.Wikipedia