Dans un courrier dat=E9 du 05/06/99 21:33:26 , Ray a =E9crit :
> 'Attributive'
[snip]
_attributive adjectives_ (e.g. a
> new house; noviy dom; ein neues Haus) behave in one way as regards
> inflexions, agreement etc, and _predicative adjectives_ behave a differen=
t
> way (e.g. the house is new; dom nov; das Hause ist neu). I wasn't aware
> that there was a different terminology.
yes, in france grammarians (i.e. acad=E9miciens) say "qualificatif" (new hou=
se)=20
and "=E9pith=E8te" (house is new) adjectives while linguists consider that o=
ne is=20
the "independant" and the second the "integrated" form of the same=20
attributive rheme, which i agree with.=20
> =20
> 'equative'
[snip]
I must admit that I
> have met this second use of 'equative' less often - but it is not AFAIK
> particularly French any more than it is English usage - namely the type o=
f
> sentence where one noun is 'equated' with the other: "Fred is leader". T=
he
> verb "is" is sometimes called an 'equational verb' to distinguish it from
> the 'active/passive' sort of verbs, though I admit the terms 'copulative
> verb' or 'copula' are more common (but I guess I see why some people pref=
er
> 'equative'& 'equational' rather than 'copulative'.)
>
yes again. french linguists definitely make a difference between equative as=20
a rheme ("equational verb") and equative as a comparative. i used it in the=20
"equational verb" meaning (to pertain to x class) :
active : the moon shines
attributive : the moon is shiny
equative : the moon is a shiny (body)
subordination level :
active : the shining moon
attributive : the shiny moon
equative : -
integration level :
active : the shining / *shiner (shining =3D act of // *shiner =3D actor of)
attributive : *the shiny
equative : the shine
this is of course only worth for one "axe d'actance" (role viewpoint).
mathias
> Ray.
> =20