implicit argument

collocation in English

meaningsofimplicitandargument

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implicit
adjective
uk
/ɪmˈplɪs.ɪt/
us
/ɪmˈplɪs.ɪt/
suggested but not ...
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argument
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɑːɡ.jə.mənt/
us
/ˈɑːrɡ.jə.mənt/
a disagreement, or the process ...
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(Definition ofimplicitandargumentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimplicit argument

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Returning to middle formation, my analysis also has the advantage of handling cases with a non-genericimplicitargument.
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To recapitulate, even these instances of middles that have attracted little attention so far involve animplicitargument.
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The proposed analysis of middle by means of conceptual structure accommodates even theimplicitargumentof middles that express specific events.
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If - theimplicitargumentgoes - vision and mental imagery overlap, then imagery, like vision, must be depictive.
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Thisimplicitargumentcan be seen to work like a bound variable.
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Compatibility with all by itself alone does not always inform us correctly about the presence or absence of animplicitargument.
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Rather, the presence of animplicitargumentis a defining characteristic, as is widely accepted.
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This paper aims to show that the presence of animplicitargumentis in fact a defining characteristic of middles.
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In contrast, the presence of animplicitargumentis a defining characteristic of middles, in accord with the usual understanding in the literature.
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Besides the uncontroversial middles often cited in the literature, even middles lacking genericity or modality involve animplicitargument.
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These examples indicate the necessity to associate theimplicitargumentwith a specific value.
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Theimplicitargumentof middles is syntactically unexpressed but semantically present, and it can figure in the interpretation of middles which express specific events.
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The alternative (somehow reducing apparent altruism to selfinterest) always entails at least animplicitargumentabout human cognitive limitations.
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Finally, middles are said to involve animplicitargument, in sharp contrast with ergatives, which do not.
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The discussion so far has confirmed the widely held assumption that middles necessarily involve animplicitargument.
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This means that a syntactically invisibleimplicitargumentis necessarily an internal argument.
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Two remarks are in order here about the compatibility between animplicitargumentand all by itself.
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It is relatively easy to convert concrete functions to function templates, and since they supportimplicitargumentdeduction, calling function templates does not syntactically differ from calling non-generic functions.
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