Adjective as an object?

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JuanTwoThree
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Post by JuanTwoThree » Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:54 am

They aren't copular. But it's interesting to see why not.
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fluffyhamster
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Post by fluffyhamster » Sat Feb 02, 2008 2:35 pm

I guess about the deepest I get is decoding the grammar codes in e.g. the OALD7:
(paint sthg (with sthg)): [VN-ADJ] > The walls were painted yellow. [also VN-N, V]
The hyphen distinguishes linking verbs from ditransitives ([VNN]).
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