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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Mary'mother, the Dean of the college
Jane is Mary's mother.
John is the Dean of the college.
Can "Mary's mother be an argument and a predicator?
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No, predicators are not arguments. The arguments represent the entities involved: in your example "Jane" and "Mary's mother". Syntactically, they are respectively subject and predicative complement.
- No, predicators are not arguments.
- The arguments represent the entities involved: in your example "Jane" and "Mary's mother".
- Syntactically, they are respectively subject and predicative complement.
- "Predicator" is a syntactic term for the function filled by a verb, which in your examples is " be ".
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No, predicators are not arguments. The arguments represent the entities involved: in your example "Jane" and "Mary's mother". Syntactically, they are respectively subject and predicative complement.
"Predicator" is a syntactic term for the function filled by a verb, which in your examples is "be".
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