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Adjective: Adjectives and Adjectival Phrases
abstract Adjective = Cat ** {
fun
The principal ways of forming an adjectival phrase are
positive, comparative, relational, reflexive-relational, and
elliptic-relational.
PositA : A -> AP ; -- warm
ComparA : A -> NP -> AP ; -- warmer than I
ComplA2 : A2 -> NP -> AP ; -- married to her
ReflA2 : A2 -> AP ; -- married to itself
UseA2 : A2 -> AP ; -- married
UseComparA : A -> AP ; -- warmer
CAdvAP : CAdv -> AP -> NP -> AP ; -- as cool as John
The superlative use is covered in Ord.
AdjOrd : Ord -> AP ; -- warmest
Sentence and question complements defined for all adjectival
phrases, although the semantics is only clear for some adjectives.
SentAP : AP -> SC -> AP ; -- good that she is here
An adjectival phrase can be modified by an adadjective, such as very.
AdAP : AdA -> AP -> AP ; -- very warm
It can also be postmodified by an adverb, typically a prepositional phrase.
AdvAP : AP -> Adv -> AP ; -- warm by nature
The formation of adverbs from adjectives (e.g. quickly) is covered
in [Adverb Adverb.html]; the same concerns adadjectives (e.g. extremely).
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