Everything about Small clause
Concept in linguistics
In linguistics, a small clause consists of a subject and its predicate, but lacks an overt expression of tense. Small clauses have the semantic subject-predicate characteristics of a clause, and have some, but not all, properties of a syntactic constituent. Structural analyses of small clauses vary according to whether a flat or layered analysis is pursued. The small clause is also related to the phenomena of raising-to-object, exceptional case-marking, accusativus cum infinitivo, and object control. Wikipedia →
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📖 Definitions
Noun A minimal predicate structure that possesses arguments and predicates but no tense: small clauses usually occur within the context of full clauses and may act as the direct object of the verb.
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Small clause results
Small Clause Theory
Against the Small Clause Hypothesis: Evidence from Swedish relative clause extractions
Depictive Secondary Predicates and Small Clause Approaches to Argument Structure
Small clause results revisited
Raising to Object in Japanese: A Small Clause Analysis
syntax of small clause predication
ON SMALL CLAUSE AND CANONICAL STRUCTURAL REALIZATION
🆕 Influential since 2022
Examining the Application and Efficacy of Retention of Title Clause in the Protection of Small Businesses
Small clause predicates and sluicing
Causatives with small clause complements
Deflating Predicativism Against the Small Clause Hypothesis for Proper Names
A Graphical #SAT Algorithm for Formulae with Small Clause Density
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕International tradeUnited States. General Accounting Office · 1986
- 📕La PrédicationJean-Marie Merle · 2009
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