请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 cognate object
释义

Definition of cognate object in English:

cognate object

noun
Grammar
  • 1A direct object that has the same linguistic derivation as the verb which governs it, as in ‘sing a song’.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A cognate object is one whose sense incorporates the action or state represented by the clause (to sleep the sleep of the just).
    • She has published on verb alternations like decausativization, cognate objects, and resultatives.
    • Although examples can easily be constructed, the subject they contain does not have the properties associated with cognate objects.
    • I am also working on a typology of cognate objects, which includes much data concerning cognate objects in African languages.
    • However, in Chinese, not only can intransitives take cognate objects, transitives can also take cognate objects.
    1. 1.1 A direct object that makes explicit a semantic concept that is already present in the semantics of the verb which governs it, as in ‘eat some food’.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It's a sort of ‘cognate prepositional phrase’, like the cognate objects in ‘cost money’ or ‘owe money’.
 
 

Definition of cognate object in US English:

cognate object

noun
Grammar
  • 1A direct object that has the same linguistic derivation as the verb that governs it, as in “sing a song,” “live a good life.”.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A cognate object is one whose sense incorporates the action or state represented by the clause (to sleep the sleep of the just).
    • However, in Chinese, not only can intransitives take cognate objects, transitives can also take cognate objects.
    • Although examples can easily be constructed, the subject they contain does not have the properties associated with cognate objects.
    • I am also working on a typology of cognate objects, which includes much data concerning cognate objects in African languages.
    • She has published on verb alternations like decausativization, cognate objects, and resultatives.
    1. 1.1 A direct object that makes explicit a semantic concept that is already wholly present in the semantics of the verb which governs it, as in “ask a question,” “eat some food.”.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It's a sort of ‘cognate prepositional phrase’, like the cognate objects in ‘cost money’ or ‘owe money’.
 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/11 19:15:51