Comparative Concept: nonprototypical predication (cxn)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
nonprototypical predication (cxn)
| Typ | construction (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | nonprototypical predication • nonverbal predication |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | nonprototypical predication (cxn) |
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Definition
the predication of concepts other than action concepts. The types of nonprototypical predication most commonly described include predication of object concepts, property concepts, location, and possession. Example: Frieda is an engineer, an instance of object predication, is an example of nonprototypical predication. (Section 10.1.1)