Concept
Copule (linguistique)
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Non-finite clause
In linguistics, a non-finite clause is a dependent or embedded clause that represents a state or event in the same way no matter whether it takes place before, during, or after text production. In this sense, a non-finite dependent clause represents one process as a circumstance for another without specifying the time when it takes place as in the following examples: Non-Finite Dependent Clauses I'm going to Broadway to watch a play. I went to Broadway to watch a play. Finite Dependent Clauses I'm going to Broadway so I can watch a play.
Ellipse (rhétorique)
L’ellipse (substantif féminin) (du grec ancien , « manque, défaut, insuffisance ») est un procédé grammatical qui consiste à omettre un ou plusieurs éléments en principe nécessaires à la compréhension du texte, pour produire un effet de raccourci. Elle oblige le récepteur à rétablir mentalement ce que l’auteur passe sous silence. La brachylogie est une variante brève de l'ellipse. En narratologie, une « ellipse temporelle », également appelée « ellipse narrative » consiste à passer sous silence une période, c'est-à-dire à ne pas en raconter les événements.
Inverse copular constructions
In linguistics, inverse copular constructions, named after Moro (1997), are a type of inversion in English where canonical SCP word order (subject-copula-predicative expression, e.g. Fred is the plumber) is reversed in a sense, so that one appears to have the order PCS instead (predicative expression-copula-subject, e.g. The plumber is Fred). The verb in these constructions is always the copula be (am, are, is, was, were). Inverse copular constructions are intriguing because they render the distinction between subject and predicative expression difficult to maintain.
Complément (grammaire)
Le terme complément (du mot latin complementum, au sens général « élément nécessaire devant être intégré à un ensemble pour former un tout complet ») utilisé en syntaxe dénomme une partie des constituants de la phrase simple subordonnés à d’autres. En syntaxe traditionnelle du français, le terme désigne des constituants subordonnés au verbe, à l’adjectif, à l’adverbe ou au nom. À noter que si l’extension du nom est un adjectif ou un participe, ce dernier n'est pas nommé « complément » mais « épithète ».
Subject–verb inversion in English
Subject–verb inversion in English is a type of inversion marked by a predicate verb that precedes a corresponding subject, e.g., "Beside the bed stood a lamp". Subject–verb inversion is distinct from subject–auxiliary inversion because the verb involved is not an auxiliary verb. The following sentences illustrate subject–verb inversion. They compare canonical order with the non-standard inversion order, and they demonstrate that subject–verb inversion is unlikely if the subject is a weak (non-stressed) definite pronoun: a.
Latin grammar
Latin is a heavily inflected language with largely free word order. Nouns are inflected for number and case; pronouns and adjectives (including participles) are inflected for number, case, and gender; and verbs are inflected for person, number, tense, aspect, voice, and mood. The inflections are often changes in the ending of a word, but can be more complicated, especially with verbs. Thus verbs can take any of over 100 different endings to express different meanings, for example regō "I rule", regor "I am ruled", regere "to rule", regī "to be ruled".
Russian grammar
Russian grammar employs an Indo-European inflexional structure, with considerable adaptation. Russian has a highly inflectional morphology, particularly in nominals (nouns, pronouns, adjectives and numerals). Russian literary syntax is a combination of a Church Slavonic heritage, a variety of loaned and adopted constructs, and a standardized vernacular foundation. The spoken language has been influenced by the literary one, with some additional characteristic forms.