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HEsslhoFF21
4 months ago

It’s missing the “I got”. So actually a set intended, but shortened. Look at Ellipse.

So you’re both right:

  • Grammatical, of course, is not a complete set because both subjects and predicate are missing.
  • Intended, however, is the phrase “I have no idea”, so it is already thought as a statement, as a sentence.

We all speak as babies: “Have!” means, “I want to have it”, these are so-called phrases.

GurkenGerd17
4 months ago

Dear Mr Hentaihunter187

“No idea” is not a complete sentence because it contains no verb

with kind regards

Rye

MinusDrei651
4 months ago
Reply to  GurkenGerd17

It must be a predicate – not just a verb

I have

Subject + verb = no sentence

I’m leaving.

Subject + Predicate = a complete set

A predicate differs from the verb in so far as the predicate is the action to be taken.

I have – what does the subject have? 🤷🏻

I have done – Predikat: have done

What’s the subject? Getan!

I go – what does the subject do? Go!

Therefore, it is not possible to be a simple auxiliary verb without further delay. But an auxiliary verb is also a verb

Spielwiesen
4 months ago

Is ‘no idea’ a sentence?

I don’t know‘, in chats also ‘k.A.’, is frequently used in this form as an interaction, (intermediate call) and then takes over the semantic function of a discourse marker. This use is typical of the spoken language and the simulated spoken language (Chat).

Originally it was a whole set in the kind of ‘I have no idea.’ Of this, ‘no idea’ is a short form and is called ‘Ellipse’ as rhetorical styling agent.

Such ellipses are well suited for saving time – from a linguistic point of view a feature of ‘language economics’.

In both written and spoken languages, the factor time is an important motivation for the language change = to express an extensive situation as closely and quickly as possible.

(That is why it is often necessary to make a term in a different language, which then, when used frequently, is native to one’s own language.)

I’m glad to help you with my answer!

Pfiati
4 months ago

What I’ve got in German, I think this is going through as a sentence.

But KA.

Spielwiesen
4 months ago
Reply to  Pfiati

Exactly: even sls shortcut is going through!!

Christian320
4 months ago

no, only 2 words

Hummingbird666
4 months ago

Sure.