Associations to the word «Copula»
Noun
- Predicate
- Verb
- Adjective
- Auxiliary
- Noun
- Tense
- Deletion
- Pronoun
- Singular
- Suffix
- Complement
- Negation
- Contraction
- Clause
- Inversion
- Omission
- Inflection
- Dependence
- Np
- Dolores
- Syntax
- Proposition
- Sg
- Sentence
- Correlation
- Plural
- Nom
- Marker
- Marking
- Linguistic
- Phrase
- Phonology
- Variability
- Constituent
- Dialect
- Vine
- Variable
- Tory
- Modelling
- Variation
- Default
- Paradigm
- Subject
- Ja
- Particle
- Prefix
- Equivalent
- Lit
- Cop
- Lan
- Absence
Adjective
- Gaussian
- Syntactic
- Adjective
- Tense
- Zero
- Creole
- Grammatical
- Cleft
- Auxiliary
- Overt
- Vernacular
- Romance
- Methodological
- Nominal
- Lexical
- Substantive
- Verbal
- Habitual
- Elliptical
- Linguistic
- Polite
- Null
- Marginal
- Finite
- Unmarked
- Conditional
- Semitic
- Contracted
- Cumulative
- Irregular
- Consonant
- Negative
- Inverse
- Past
- Ser
- Archaic
- Definite
- Passive
- Subject
- Logical
- Inherent
- Constituent
- Focal
- Empirical
Wiktionary
COPULA, noun. (linguistics) (grammar) A word, usually a verb, used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (usually a subject complement or an adverbial), that unites or associates the subject with the predicate.
COPULA, noun. (statistics) A function that represents the association between two or more variables, independent of the individual marginal distributions of the variables.
COPULA, noun. (music) A device that connects two or more keyboards of an organ.
Dictionary definition
COPULA, noun. An equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence.
Wise words
The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two
words when one will do.