copulative vs linking verb

copulative

noun
  • A copulative conjunction. 

adj
  • That acts as a copula. 

  • That connects the subject of a clause with its complement. 

  • Of or pertaining to copulation. 

linking verb

noun
  • Copula, copulative verb. 

How often have the words copulative and linking verb occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )