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<p>utrecht</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Predicative noun phrase&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[NP|noun phrase]] which is used as a [[predicate]], rather than as a referring expression.<br /> <br /> === Example ===<br /> <br /> in &#039;&#039;he is the boss&#039;&#039;, meaning that he is in charge, the noun phrase &#039;&#039;the boss&#039;&#039; is used predicatively (it denotes a property). In the sentence &#039;&#039;the boss will have to deal with that&#039;&#039;, (meaning that whoever is (going to be) the boss, he will have to deal with that), &#039;&#039;the boss&#039;&#039; is also taken as a predicative noun phrase.<br /> <br /> === Links ===<br /> <br /> [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Predicative+noun+phrase&amp;lemmacode=428 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]<br /> <br /> {{ref}}<br /> <br /> {{dc}}<br /> [[Category:Syntax]]</div>

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