The Degree Semantics Parameter and cross-linguistic variation
The standard degree analysis of gradability in English holds that the function of degree morphology, such as the comparative, measure phrases, and degree adverbs, is to bind a degree variable located in the lexical semantics of gradable predicates. In this paper, I investigate gradation structures i...
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| Language: | English |
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Linguistic Society of America
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Semantics and Pragmatics |
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| Online Access: | http://semprag.org/article/view/2985 |