Projecting the Adjective: The Syntax and Semantics of Gradability and Comparison, Part 1 |
Contents
GRADABLE ADJECTIVES | 9 |
PROJECTING THE ADJECTIVE | 110 |
Deletion Constructions | 196 |
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absolute construction adjectival polarity adjectives denote functions analysis of comparatives analysis of gradable assume assumption asteroid belt Brothers Karamazov CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ chapter characterized clausal comparative clause comparative constructions comparative morpheme comparison class comparison of deviation context cross-polar anomaly CRUZ The University DegP degree argument degree constructions degree morpheme derived deviation constructions dimension dimensional parameter discussion domain ellipsis example existential quantification expressions facts functions from objects gradable adjectives gradable adjectives denote incommensurability Jupiter Klein logical representation Mars Pathfinder measure function measure phrases Mona negative adjectives negative extents Neptune ontology ordered set pairs of adjectives partitioning phrasal comparatives positive adjectives positive and negative positive extents quantificational reference value relation introduced scalar analysis scales and degrees scope ambiguities semantic analysis sentence set of degrees sortal standard value Stechow syntactic tall totally ordered set true truth conditions universal quantification University Library UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA vague predicate analysis