Small Clause

小小句

A term used in government-binding theory for a clause that contains neither a finite verb nor an infinitival to. Lacking both C and I, its structure can be defined as [NP XP], where XP is an AP, NP, etc.

管辖与约束理论术语，指既不含限定动词又不含不定式to的小句；常缩写为SC。由于缺少C和I，其结构可定义为[NP XP]，其中XP是一个AP、NP等。