单词 | predicate sentence |
释义 | > as lemmaspredicate sentence predicate sentence n. ΚΠ 1952 P. F. Strawson Introd. Logical Theory vi. 190 It is often said that the verbal or grammatical form of a sentence such as ‘The King of France is wise’ is misleading as to its logical form; in that it looks like a subject-predicate sentence, while really being existential.] 1959 I. Levi tr. R. Carnap in A. J. Ayer Logical Positivism vi. 138 Restriction to predicate-sentences has had disastrous effects on subjects outside logic. 2000 D. Massam in A. Carnie & E. Guilfoyle Syntax Verb Initial Langs. vi. 97 A brief examination of non-verbal predicate sentences, and of noun incorporation structures, leads to the conclusion that Niuean is not a verb-fronting language. < as lemmas |
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