Difference between revisions of "Equative (definition)"
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| − | + | Equatives are a construction indicating that two NPs are equivalent. For example in English, the sentence "Ray is the comedian" equates the two entities "Ray" and "Comedian". In Gaelic, equative constructions are often constructed using the [[Copula]] and a pronoun (typically ''e''): 'S e Anndra an dotair" (although other constructions can be used for this purpose as well. | |
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| − | [http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAnEquativeClause.htm SIL entry on equative clause] | + | *[http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAnEquativeClause.htm SIL entry on equative clause] |
| − | [http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsASubjectComplement.htm SIL entry on subject complement] | + | *[http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsASubjectComplement.htm SIL entry on subject complement] |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | [http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAnEquativeClause.htm SIL entry on equative clause] | + | *[http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAnEquativeClause.htm SIL entry on equative clause] |
| − | + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equative | |
[[Category: Technical Definitions]] | [[Category: Technical Definitions]] | ||
[[Category: Syntax]] | [[Category: Syntax]] | ||
Revision as of 21:56, 13 November 2009
Equatives are a construction indicating that two NPs are equivalent. For example in English, the sentence "Ray is the comedian" equates the two entities "Ray" and "Comedian". In Gaelic, equative constructions are often constructed using the Copula and a pronoun (typically e): 'S e Anndra an dotair" (although other constructions can be used for this purpose as well.
