Predicativity of the s-ce.

To become a s-ce a word or a word group must have 2 categories → predicativity and modality.

The idea of predicativity is disputed and is described in many ways. Проф. Теблин Коменский: in his concept he takes into consideration the logical notion of predicativity, acc. to which it consists in ascribing an action state or quality from the predicate to the subj.. If to accept this notion of predicativity it is expressed through the interrelation between two principal parts of the s-ce subj. and the predicate. Formally it realized in the agreement between the subj. and predicate in person and number. In add-n to this the predicate also refers an action to a definite period of time that characterizes the Tense.

In all 2-member s-ces the idea of [predicativity is expressed in a most complete form. If turn to imperative s-ces they have a verb describing a certain action there is no subj. in this s-ce to whom the actions can be ascribed. Nevertheless we can admit the existence of predicativity in such s-ces because the doer of the action, though not mentioned, is always implied unambiguously: John, come here.

The idea of [predicativity, however, isn’t expressed so distinctly in one member nominal s-ces of the kind: Silence. Morning. Moscow. In this case there is neither a doer, nor an action in the s-ce, which means that these s-ces have no gr-l form of predicativity. But can they be treated as s-ces in this case? They are included into the rank of s-ces due to the peculiar meaning of N-s expressing such s-ces. These N-s name not a peculiar thing or person but the situation as a whole without subdividing into the subj. and predicate.

Людмила Павловна Чахоян (from S-Petersburg University): one member nominal s-ces have no gr-l predicativity, but they possess the meaning of predication, for ex. an ability to describe a situation. The conclusion is that of three kinds of simple s-ces two-member s-ces and one-member imperative s-ce express gr-l predicativity unambiguously, while in one-member nominal s-ces there is only the meaning of predication, but no predicativity.

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