A semantic theory of a subset of qualifying "as" phrases in English

Landman (1989) introduced contemporary linguistics to the as-phrase. An as-phrase is a qualifier, introduced in English by "as." "John is corrupt as a judge," for instance, contains the as-phrase "as a judge." Philosophical discourse is full of examples of as-phrase...

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Main Author: Cartwright, Vaughn
Other Authors: Floyd, Juliet
Language:en_US
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/27561