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=Coordinating conjunction=
 
=Coordinating conjunction=
  
French: <i>et</i>
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<b>French</b>: <i>et</i>
  
 
Can join like XP.   
 
Can join like XP.   
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*clause and clause
 
*clause and clause
 
*ADJ and ADJ
 
*ADJ and ADJ
*comp and comp
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*etc.
  
=clitic=
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=Clitic=
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translated in French with <b>Ø</b> (nothing!)
  
 
<dl><dt><b>Come and</b> [<span style="color:green;">kʌmən</span>] + <b>V</b>      :  
 
<dl><dt><b>Come and</b> [<span style="color:green;">kʌmən</span>] + <b>V</b>      :  
<dd> <i> "And" has grammaticalized in this imperative structure </i>
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<dd> <i> "And" has grammaticalized in the following predicates (used with modals, in the imperative)</i>
<dd> Come and get it.
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<dd> -- They told me I could come and get it.
<dd> Come and look!
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<dd> -- You can come and look if you want.
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<dd> -- Come and see what you can do!
 
</dl>
 
</dl>
  
 
[[Category:100-en]]
 
[[Category:100-en]]

Latest revision as of 23:26, 15 February 2013

Coordinating conjunction

French: et

Can join like XP.

  • V and V
  • N and N
  • clause and clause
  • ADJ and ADJ
  • etc.

Clitic

translated in French with Ø (nothing!)

Come and [kʌmən] + V  :
"And" has grammaticalized in the following predicates (used with modals, in the imperative)
-- They told me I could come and get it.
-- You can come and look if you want.
-- Come and see what you can do!