Concept
Adjectif
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Subsective modifier
In linguistics, a subsective modifier is an expression which modifies another by delivering a subset of its denotation. For instance, the English adjective "skilled" is subsective since being a skilled surgeon entails being a surgeon. By contrast, the English adjective "alleged" is non-subsective since an "alleged spy" need not be an actual spy. A modifier can be subsective without being intersective. For instance, calling someone an "old friend" entails that they are a friend but does not entail that they are elderly.
Subject complement
In grammatical terminology, a subject complement is a predicative expression that follows a linking verb (copula) and that complements the subject of a clause by either renaming or describing it. It completes the meaning of the subject. In the former case, a renaming noun phrase such as a noun or pronoun is called a predicative nominal. An adjective following the copula and describing the subject is called a predicative adjective. In either case the predicative complement in effect mirrors the subject.
Diminutif
Un diminutif est un procédé de dérivation lexicale qui ajoute à un mot l'idée de petitesse ou de fragilité ; c'est l'opposé d'un augmentatif. Les diminutifs sont fréquemment utilisés comme hypocoristiques, c'est-à-dire pour ajouter une nuance affective, caressante au mot considéré. Ils sont ainsi fréquemment formés sur les noms propres, où ils correspondent à une forme de surnom. Les diminutifs sont d'un emploi assez restreint et figé en français, mais de nombreuses langues ont des procédés très productifs de formation des diminutifs, souvent par amuïssement ou suffixation.
Adverbial phrase
In linguistics, an adverbial phrase ("AdvP") is a multi-word expression operating adverbially: its syntactic function is to modify other expressions, including verbs, adjectives, adverbs, adverbials, and sentences. Adverbial phrases can be divided into two types: complement adverbs and modifier adverbs. For example, in the sentence She sang very well, the expression very well is an adverbial phrase, as it modifies the verb to sing.