pseudo-coordination

Definitions

A linguistic construction in which two terms (often inflected verbs) are joined by a coordinator (e.g., and), as in the sentence "Try and win the competition!".

uncountable

Examples

“In Chapter 6, we investigate⟳ more closely the matrix verbs involved in pseudo-coordination (TMA-copying with motion/posture verbs).”

“As mentioned earlier, pseudo-coordination allows for asymmetric extraction out of the second conjunct, in apparent violation of the coordinate structure⟳ constraint and the "Across-the-Board" [ATB] constraint […].”

“So one possibility to be considered is that pseudocoordination is at root standard coordination, but with pragmatic implicatures that extend⟳ the meaning of coordination to purpose.”

“The type⟳ discussed most in this paper is verbal pseudocoordination, which is found in several unrelated and geographically distant language groups, although it is very rare in verb-final (SOV) languages.”

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