Comparative Concept: zero copula (str)

zero copula (str)

Typ strategy
Alias(se) zero copula
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Definition

the strategy of recruiting a construction without any overt coding of predication (i.e. no copula), and without any inflection, for different types of predication. Example: Tiwi purukupaɹli maɹtina 'Purukuparli is boss' simply juxtaposes the referring phrases for 'Purukuparli' and 'boss'. (Section 10.2)