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support verb (cxn)
a.k.a. coverb,light verb
the element in a support verb construction that has undergone semantic change -- specifically, semantic generalization -- such that it makes a minimal semantic contribution to the meaning of the whole complex predicate. Example: in English They had a drink, had is the support verb in the support verb construction had a drink. Copulas are analyzed as a subtype of a support verb. (Section 13.5)
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Is Constituent Of
Hierarchy