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A-Z 257BibliographyWiese, B. 1980. Bibliographie zur Koordination. Linguistische Arbeiten und Berichte 14. 182–228.connection2 Synonym for parataxis.CoosanPenutianCopenhagen Linguistic CircleglossematicsCopticEgyptiancopular verbSubset <strong>of</strong> verbs that, in contrast to main verbs, have a mainly grammatical function inthat they serve to create the relation between subject <strong>and</strong> predicate: She is adancer/unmarried/21 years <strong>of</strong> age, He has become very h<strong>and</strong>some. The term ‘copula’ isused only for the verb be, whereas ‘copular verb’ comprises all verbs (be, become, seem,get, <strong>and</strong> some others) that function in a similar way to be.ReferencesQuirk, R. et al. 1985. A comprehensive grammar <strong>of</strong> the English language. London <strong>and</strong> New York.auxiliary

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