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searching for Zero copula 6 found (38 total)

Kamassian language (1,465 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

which is given there is a reverse order. In Kamassian the third person, zero copula predication varies with the usage of the verb i- 'be'. Kamassian direct

Habitual be (1,449 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 "Be" The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 "Zero Copula"

Older Southern American English (3,728 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

due to dialect influence from New York City migrants in New Orleans. Zero copula in third person plural and second person. This is historically a consequence

Gilbertese language (2,773 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

corresponding to English "to be", so a stative verb must be used or a zero copula strategy: Te A tia workman mmwakuri that teuaarei. man. (mwakuri or even

Lushootseed (2,973 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

again'. Almost all instances of a verb in Lushootseed (excluding the zero copula) carry a prefix indicating their tense and/or aspect. Below is a (non-exhaustive)

Kannada grammar (4,187 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

for the verb 'to be' as a copula [linking verb], because Kannada is a zero-copula language, although the sentence may be alternatively written 'ನಾನು ಕನ್ನಡದ