Equative
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title:
Equative
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The term equative is used in linguistics to refer to constructions where two entities are equated with each other. For example, the sentence Susan is our president, equates two entities "Susan" and "our president". In English, equatives are typically expressed using a copular verb such as "be", although this is not the only use of this verb. Equatives can be contrasted with predicative constructions where one entity is identified as a member of a set, such as Susan is a president. This view has
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Linguistic expression of equality; as distinguished from set membership
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equative
date created:
2009-11-02T03:09:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T17:48:20Z
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