Participants, events and states
Events and states
Identity and classification
What is it? Who is who?
predicate
predicate noun
agreement
classification
ਅਰਥ
A relation that identifies, names, classifies, or equates one participant with another role, class, or label.
ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪਛਾਣਣਾ ਹੈ
Ask whether the sentence says that X is Y or belongs to a class.
Visual guide
Identity/class frame: X = Y She = a doctor person = class/role Meaning: X belongs to Y
ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਮੂਲ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ)
Identity uses a copula but no article before professions or classes.
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