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co-ordinating conjunction n
see CONJUNCTION
co-ordination n
see CONJUNCTION
co-ordinator n
see CONJUNCTION
copula n copulative adj
also linking Verb
a verb that links a SUBJECT to a COMPLEMENT. For example:
He is sick. She looked afraid.
The verb be is sometimes known as the copula since this is its main function
in English. The following are copulative verbs, i.e. they can be used
copulatively: feel, look, prove, remain, resemble, sound, stay, become,
grow, turn, smell, taste.
see also TRANSITIVE VERB
copula absence n
see COPULA DELETION
core grammar
copula deletion n
also copula absence
in many languages, including Russian, Arabic, Thai, and all English-based
creole languages, the copula (e.g. English be) is absent in the present
tense, so that sentences such as She working and He real nice are fully
grammatical.
see also AFRICAN AMERICAN ENGLISH
core curriculum n
a curriculum organized around subject matter that is considered essential
for all students in a programme. English is part of the core curriculum in
most schools around the world.
core grammar n
within the framework of Chomsky’s UNIVERSAL GRAMMAR, a grammar
which contains all the universal principles of language as well as special
conditions or rules (PARAMETERS) which can be “set” for particular languages.
Parameters may vary from one language to another. For example, in some
languages, e.g. English, the HEAD of a phrase is first, in Japanese the head
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