Christopher Kennedy

Projecting the Adjective (eBook, PDF)

The Syntax and Semantics of Gradability and Comparison

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Produktbeschreibung

First Published in 1999. The main argument presented in this volume is that gradable adjectives like bright, dense and short denote measure functions- functions from objects to abstract representations of measurement, or scales and degrees. This proposal is shown to provide a foundation for principled explanations of a wide range of syntactic and semantic properties of gradable adjectives and the constructions in which they appear, ranging from the syntactic distribution of gradable adjectives to the scopal characteristics of comparatives and the empirical effects of adjectival polarity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136532320
• Artikelnr.: 38454064

Autorenporträt

Christopher Kennedy

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Gradable Adjectives
Chapter 2 Projecting the Adjective
Chapter 3 Polar Opposition and the Ontology of Comparison
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

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Chapter 1 Gradable Adjectives; Chapter 2 Projecting the Adjective; Chapter 3 Polar Opposition and the Ontology of Comparison; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index;