Scales in the meaning of adjectives
The goal of this paper is to show that a degree-based semantics for comparative constructions in English, based on a degree ontology going back to Cresswell (1976), meets the challenge of polarity effects in antonymous adjectives, once it is properly adapted to deal with measure expressions and the...
Main Author: | Sveta Krasikova |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Oslo
2010-12-01
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Series: | Oslo Studies in Language |
Online Access: | https://journals.uio.no/osla/article/view/64 |
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