Projecting the Adjective - The Syntax and Semantics of Gradability and Comparison (Hardcover)

Argues that gradable adjectives -- like bright, dense, and short -- denote measure functions, that is functions from objects to abstract representations of measurement, or scales and degrees. Shows how that notion can 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.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics
Release date:	March 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	Christopher Kennedy
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-0-8153-3349-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Grammar, syntax, linguistic structure > General
LSN:	0-8153-3349-8
Barcode:	9780815333494

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