2.1.4.2. Secondary predication

Another instance of non-verbal predication is secondary predication. A secondary predicate is an expression that attributes a property to the subject (or to another argument of the verb) but it is not the main predicate of the clause.

In the following sentences, the secondary predicate is represented by the signs tired (a) and naked (b).

 

 

 

         a.            child++ house come_back tired

         โ€˜The children returned home tired.โ€™

 

 

 

         b.            summer past l-u-c-a naked stroll

         โ€˜Last summer Luca was walking naked.โ€™