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nonpredicational construction (cxn)
a.k.a. nonpredicational clause
a clause that is defined by a function other than the topic--comment (predication) function, i.e. a clause that express the thetic or identificational functions. Examples: There's a jaguar! (thetic) and Sally is the winner (identificational) are examples of nonpredicational clauses. (Section 10.1.2)
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