| 释义 |
Definition of copula in English: copulanoun ˈkɒpjʊləˈkɑpjələ Grammar Logic A connecting word, in particular a form of the verb be connecting a subject and complement. 〔逻，语法〕联结词；（联）系词（尤指连接主语和补语的动词be） Example sentencesExamples - The copula, is, serves to link the subject and predicate either as a form of classification or identification.
- For linguists it is now standard to think of indefinite descriptions following the copula as always being predicational, and it is a widespread belief that definite descriptions following the copula are often predicational.
- The point of Hegel's critique is that there is more to the word ‘is’ than predication: the copula contains the implication that it identifies subject and predicate, rather than merely asserting that the predicate belongs to the subject.
- In such cases they fulfil the basic requirement of Syriac sentence structure (namely, that the predicate must be conjugated for person) twice: once within the copula, and once within the verb of existence.
- In Hungarian, the zero copula occurs only in the third person, and in AAVE it is not permitted in the first person singular.
Derivativesadjective Grammar Logic AAVE is like Finnish in that it has a separate copular verb of negation meaning ‘not be’, pronounced ain't, and you need that here. Example sentencesExamples - There are some cases where we can't tell whether there is a triple-re-ordering, fronting with subject-aux inversion, or just a strange copular order.
- It can't be used on a non-verbal predicate (so in sentences like ‘The man is a teacher’ or ‘The woman is tall’ - there's no copular verb), but that's not a perfect argument.
- The verb be is known as a copular verb.
OriginEarly 17th century: from Latin, 'connection, linking of words', from co- 'together' + apere 'fasten'. Definition of copula in US English: copulanounˈkäpyələˈkɑpjələ Logic Grammar A connecting word, in particular a form of the verb be connecting a subject and complement. 〔逻，语法〕联结词；（联）系词（尤指连接主语和补语的动词be） Example sentencesExamples - For linguists it is now standard to think of indefinite descriptions following the copula as always being predicational, and it is a widespread belief that definite descriptions following the copula are often predicational.
- In Hungarian, the zero copula occurs only in the third person, and in AAVE it is not permitted in the first person singular.
- The point of Hegel's critique is that there is more to the word ‘is’ than predication: the copula contains the implication that it identifies subject and predicate, rather than merely asserting that the predicate belongs to the subject.
- In such cases they fulfil the basic requirement of Syriac sentence structure (namely, that the predicate must be conjugated for person) twice: once within the copula, and once within the verb of existence.
- The copula, is, serves to link the subject and predicate either as a form of classification or identification.
OriginEarly 17th century: from Latin, ‘connection, linking of words’, from co- ‘together’ + apere ‘fasten’. |