copula

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In one episode the shirtless tribal leader Khal Drogo delivered a monologue for two and a half minutes in Dothraki, with its subject-verb-object structure and no copula, or linking verb.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2011

The first division of propositions is into Affirmative and Negative, the copula in the latter being is not.

From Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of Logic by Stebbing, W. (William)

The proposition is composed of two terms and the copula, one term constituting the subject of the proposition and the other the predicate.

From Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education by Ontario. Ministry of Education

The copula is the sign denoting that there is an affirmation or denial, and thereby enabling the hearer or reader to distinguish a proposition from any other kind of discourse.

From A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive by Mill, John Stuart

The theme in confirmation must always admit of being expressed in a logical ——, with subject, predicate, and copula.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin