Gradability, scale structure, and the division of labor between nouns and adjectives: The case of Japanese
Japanese has three major “adjective-like” word classes, which roughly correspond to “adjectives”, “adjectival nouns”, and “precopular nouns” in Martin’s (1975) 'A Reference Grammar of Japanese'. This work explores how the three classes contrast semantically, paying special attention to the...
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| Language: | English |
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Open Library of Humanities
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Glossa |
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| Online Access: | https://www.glossa-journal.org/articles/737 |