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copula::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | copulative, linking verb |
| Type of | verb |
| Derivation | copular |
Examples of copula
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Note that there must always be a pronoun between a definite noun and the copula.
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I thought the enemy of finance is the infamous Gaussian copula based on CDS's.
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As Khmer sentences rarely use a copula, adjectives are also employed as verbs.
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In some languages, copula omission occurs within a particular grammatical context.
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However, Mandarin retains the copula when it is followed by a predicate nominative.
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When studying multivariate data, one might want to investigate the underlying copula.
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In English primary educationgrammar courses, a copula is often called a linking verb.
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The subject and predicate adjective must also be connected by a copula.
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There are other set idiomatic phrases using the copula, as seen in the following examples.
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- An equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
- In linguistics, a copula (plural: copulae) is a word used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (a subject complement). The word copula derives from the Latin noun for a link or tie that connects two different things.
- With regard to early polyphony the term copula has a variety of meanings. At its most basic level, it can be thought of as the linking of notes together to form a melody. However, it is often considered to be a particular type of polyphonic texture similar to organum, but with modal rhythm. ...
- In statistics, a copula is used as a general way of formulating a multivariate distribution in such a way that various general types of dependence can be represented.. ...
- A style of Notre-Dame organum in which the top voice is measured (that is, it uses one of the rhythmic modes) but the bottom voice is unmeasured. Related terms: organum purum, discant (2).
- A copulative word. See also: copulative.
- A copula is a word that combines the subject and its explanation. The verb be is the English copula. The Japanese copula is not a verb.
- A connecting word, esp. a form of the verb be
- A multidimensional distribution function on a hypercube [0,1]^n with uniform marginals. By Sclar theorem any multidimensional dstribution may be represented by superposition of a copula and marginal distributions, thus copula completely describes dependence of components.
