Comparative Concept: argument complex predicate (cxn)
argument complex predicate (cxn)
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Alias(se) | argument complex predicate |
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a complex predicate in which one element denotes an event and is expressed as a verb, but the other element denotes an object and is expressed in an argument phrase, yet the verb–argument combination has lexicalized to have a unitary meaning. Example: in Spanish Pero está haciendo bastante sol 'But it's really sunny' [lit. 'But it is making a lot of sun'], haciendo...sol 'making sun' is an instance of an argument complex predicate. (Section 13.6)