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Predication is a subject-predicate relation. In syntax this relation is sometimes defined as a coindexing relation between a predicate and a c-commanding subject, not only in the case of an NP-VP relation, but also in cases such as (i) where 'singing' is predicated of 'John'.
(i) Johni left singingi
The relation in (i) is sometimes called 'secondary predication', as opposed to NP-VP predication.
Links
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
References
- Williams, E. 1980. Predication, Linguistic Inquiry 11, pp.203-238
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