1st Edition
Projecting the Adjective The Syntax and Semantics of Gradability and Comparison
By Christopher Kennedy
Copyright 1999
264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
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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Christopher Kennedy
