An Approach to the Nominal Predicates in English and Romanian
An Approach to the Nominal Predicates in English and Romanian
Author(s): Nicoleta Florina MincăSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Piteşti
Keywords: predicative; nominal predicate proper; copula; predicative syntagm; predicative achievement
Summary/Abstract: The paper is meant to be an approach to the use of nominal predicates in English and Romanian. In English there are two kinds of nominal predicates: the nominal predicate proper, concerned with the state or quality of the subject, and the double/complex predicate, which is a rather widespread form in English. In Romanian nominal predicates can be split into two categories: the proper nominal predicate, made up of a predicative and the copula “a fi” and the verbal nominal predicate, made up of a predicative and a lexical and grammatical copula. The predicative achievement within the nominal predicate structure is often similar to the subject achievement.
Journal: Studii de gramatică contrastivă
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 27
- Page Range: 50-56
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English