It looks like this complementizer used to be an adjective
The conjunction like meaning ‘as if’ is usually considered to derive from the preposition. There exists, however, a striking parallel between the impersonal post-copula use of the conjunction (e.g. It’s likeAS IF he didn’t see it) and the extraposed construction of the now extinct adjective like mea...
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Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3
2020-06-01
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| Seri Bilgileri: | Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology |
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| Online Erişim: | https://journals.openedition.org/lexis/4096 |
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