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The term '''expletive''' is used in a number of different | The term '''expletive''' is used in a number of different ways: | ||
* in nontechnical usage, it refers to a rude word (such as ''bloody'' or ''fucking''); see [[expletive infixation]]; | * in nontechnical usage, it refers to a rude word (such as ''bloody'' or ''fucking''); see [[expletive infixation]]; | ||
* in syntax, [[expletive noun phrase]] is used for an NP that has no [[semantic role]] (e.g. ''it'' in ''it rained''); | * in syntax, [[expletive noun phrase]] is used for an NP that has no [[semantic role]] (e.g. ''it'' in ''it rained''); | ||
Latest revision as of 08:19, 14 March 2008
The term expletive is used in a number of different ways:
- in nontechnical usage, it refers to a rude word (such as bloody or fucking); see expletive infixation;
- in syntax, expletive noun phrase is used for an NP that has no semantic role (e.g. it in it rained);
- expletive negation is sometimes used for a negative marker that has no negative sense (e.g. French je crains qu'elle ne vient 'I fear that she comes')