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1 online resource (259 pages). |
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Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics
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Outstanding dissertations in linguistics.
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Cover; Series Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Gradable Adjectives; 1.1 The Semantic Characteristics of Gradable Adjectives; 1.1.1 Vagueness; 1.1.2 Indeterminacy and the Dimensional Parameter; 1.1.3 Incommensurability; 1.1.4 Polarity; 1.1.5 Summary; 1.2 The Vague Predicate Analysis; 1.2.1 Overview; 1.2.2 Comparatives; 1.2.3 Problems with the Vague Predicate Analysis; 1.2.4 Summary; 1.3 The Scalar Analysis; 1.3.1 Degree Arguments; 1.3.2 Comparatives; 1.3.3 Improving on the Vague Predicate Analysis; 1.3.4 Summary. |
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1.4 Comparatives and Scope1.4.1 Negation; 1.4.2 Distributive Quantifiers; 1.4.3 Intensional Contexts; 1.4.4 Summary; 1.4.5 Comparatives as Generalized Quantifiers; 1.5 Conclusion; Notes to Chapter 1; Chapter 2: Projecting the Adjective; 2.1 Measure Functions and Degree Constructions; 2.1.1 Puzzles; 2.1.2 Identifying the Standard; 2.1.3 Measure Functions; 2.1.4 Degree Constructions; 2.1.5 Evaluation; 2.1.6 Historical Context; 2.2 The Extended Projection of A; 2.3 Absolute Constructions; 2.3.1 Overview; 2.3.2 Implicit Standards and Comparison Classes; 2.4 Comparatives. |
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2.4.1 Initial Observations and Questions2.4.2 Comparative Deletion; 2.4.3 Phrasal Comparatives; 2.4.4 The Phrasal/Clausal Distinction and the Scope of the Standard; 2.4.5 Comparatives with Less; 2.4.6 Comparative and Absolute; 2.4.7 Current Results and Future Directions; 2.5 Conclusion; Notes to Chapter 2; Chapter 3: Polar Opposition and the Ontology of Comparison; 3.1 Comparison and Polar Opposition; 3.1.1 The Algebra of Degrees; 3.1.2 Degrees and Polar Opposition; 3.1.3 Cross-polar Anomaly; 3.1.4 On the Unavailability of an Incommensurability Explanation; 3.1.5 The Algebra of Extents. |
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3.1.6 Extents and Polar Opposition3.1.7 Cross-Polar Anomaly Revisited; 3.1.8 The Distribution of Measure Phrases; 3.1.9 Positives that Look Like Negatives; 3.1.10 Summary; 3.2 Comparison of Deviation; 3.2.1 The Semantic Characteristics of Comparison of Deviation; 3.2.2 Differential Extents and Comparison of Deviation; 3.2.3 Summary; 3.3 The Logical Polarity of Gradable Adjectives; 3.3.1 The Monotonicity Properties of Polar Adjectives; 3.3.2 Degrees and Monotonicity; 3.3.3 Extents and Monotonicity; 3.3.4 Summary; 3.4 Conclusion; Notes to Chapter 3; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
This book investigates the core meaning and syntactic distribution of gradable adjectives: adjectives such as long, short, bright and dim, with respect to which objects can be ordered and compared. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Adjective.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Adjective. |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Gradation.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Gradation. |
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Comparison (Grammar)
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Comparison (Grammar) |
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Semantics.
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Semantics. |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Kennedy, Christopher. Projecting the Adjective : The Syntax and Semantics of Gradability and Comparison. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2013 9780815333494 |
| ISBN |
9781136532320 (electronic book) |
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1136532323 (electronic book) |
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