This document appears to be an assignment from the English Department at STAIN Salatiga in 2014 on the topic of semantics. It discusses the key concepts of predicator, predicate, and degree of predicate. It provides examples of identifying the predicator and predicates in sample sentences. It also explains that the degree of a predicate refers to the number of arguments it typically takes in a simple sentence.
3. The predicator of a simple declarative
sentence is the word (sometimes a group of
words) which does not belong to any of the
referring expressions and which, of the
remainder, makes the most specific
contribution to the meaning of the sentence.
4. We will go to the campus tomorrow
Predicator: Go
Mrs. Rini is in her office
Predicator: In
Real Madrid, a famous football club won
Champion League yesterday
Predicator: Win
Fatim lives in salafiyah islamic boarding school
Predicator: Live
English Department students of 2011 are going
to visit IALF in Bali
Predicator: Go
5. A predicate is any word (or sequence of
words) which (in a given single sense) can
function as the predicator of a sentence.
6. Dr. Rahmat Hariadi, M. Pd. is a rector of STAIN
Salatiga
Predicates: a. Dr. Rahmat Hariadi, M. Pd.
b. STAIN Salatiga
STAIN Salatiga has two campuses, the first is in
Tentara Pelajar street, and the second is in
Nakula Sadewa street.
Predicates: a. STAIN Salatiga
b. Two campuses
c. First
d. Tentara Pelajar street
e. Second
f. Nakula Sadewa street
7. All of semantics students are discussing of
predicator, predicate, and degree of predicate
Predicates: a. All of sematics students
b. Predicator
c. Predicate
d. Degree of predicate
Our group makes the example of predicates well
Predicates: a. Our group
b. Example
c. Well
d. Predicates
Nurul kusuma, who brings the notebook is our
friend
Predicates: a. Nurul kusuma
b. Notebook
c. Bring
8. The degree of predicates is a number
indicating the number of arguments it is
normally understood to have in simple
sentences.
9. All of semantics students are smart.
Smart is one-place predicates, it has an
argument: all of semantics students
Mrs. Rini teaches semantics.
Teach is two-place predicates, it has two
argument: Mrs. Rini and semantics
10. Darus is between Nurus and Risa
Between is three-place predicates, it has
three arguments: Darus, Nurus, and Risa
Our campus is comfortable
Comfortable is one-place predicates,it has an
argument: our campus
Mrs. Rini gives some assignments for us
Give is three-place predicates, it has three
arguments: Mrs. Rini, some assignments, and
us
11. Hurford, James.R, and Brendan Heasley.
1986. Semantics: a Coursebook.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.