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Complementation
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Abstract

Complementation and complement are used differently in various modern linguistic theories. In its broadest sense, complementation is the integration of a word, phrase or clause into a syntactic construction governed by a predicate in order to complete its meaning. Correspond…

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Emilio Crespo, “Complementation”, in: Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics, General Editor: Georgios K. Giannakis. Consulted online on 22 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2214-448X_eagll_COM_00000068>
First published online: 2013



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