单词 | semi-sentence |
释义 | > as lemmassemi-sentence semi-sentence n. Brit. /ˈsɛmɪˌsɛnt(ə)ns/ , U.S. /ˈsɛˌmaɪˌsɛntns/ , /ˈsɛˌmaɪˌsɛn(t)əns/ , /ˈsɛmiˌsɛntns/ , /ˈsɛmiˌsɛn(t)əns/ a statement or utterance which possesses some of the features of a sentence.ΚΠ 1954 Acta Universitatis Carolinae VII. 35 In the present article, the term ‘semi-sentence’ constructions covers both participial and infinitive phrases as well as those having neither of these, but which, owing to their binary character, have a distinct predicational form (e.g. If lawful.). 1969 Word 25 195 A sentence which contains no predicate is a semi-sentence. 1975 N. Chomsky Logical Struct. Ling. Theory viii. 244 We are building a system of phrase structure only for first-order grammatical sentences, a category that presumably excludes such semisentences as ‘sincerity appointed the table’. < as lemmas |
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