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... PREDICATE SEMANTICS Predicates are the most important choice speakers make when they con- struct sentences . Because they are the structural core of sentences , other options become impossible , or at least awkward , once we decide on a ...
... PREDICATE SEMANTICS Predicates are the most important choice speakers make when they con- struct sentences . Because they are the structural core of sentences , other options become impossible , or at least awkward , once we decide on a ...
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... predicates as noun modifiers to control our responses as we read . Narrators or characters report their or others ' feelings to us , and we use those descriptions to interpret character and plot development . So we are often surprised ...
... predicates as noun modifiers to control our responses as we read . Narrators or characters report their or others ' feelings to us , and we use those descriptions to interpret character and plot development . So we are often surprised ...
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... predicates , which are semantically closed to women . Although the [ -male ] predicates can be used with [ + male ] nouns as agents , using [ + male ] predi- cates with [ -male ] agents is nearly impossible . In contrast , men have ...
... predicates , which are semantically closed to women . Although the [ -male ] predicates can be used with [ + male ] nouns as agents , using [ + male ] predi- cates with [ -male ] agents is nearly impossible . In contrast , men have ...
Contents
The Glamour of Grammar | 1 |
Language Is a Woman | 16 |
self | 19 |
Copyright | |
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