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zero coding, zero coded (str)
a.k.a. zero coding (strategy),zero coded (strategy),zero code
a strategy in which there is no overt form in the construction that encodes the relevant function of the construction. Example: in the English Adjectival Modification Construction illustrated by tall trees, there is no overt form that codes the modification function of the property concept denoted by tall. (Section 2.4)
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