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Adjectives and adjective phrases
2016The category of adjectives consists of lexical items that characteristically represent properties of entities such as dimension, age, color, speed, etc. A full-fledged adjective phrase is typically composed of an adverb and an adjective. This chapter mainly deals with the modifying function of adjectives and adjective phrases.
Shi-Zhe Huang, Jing Jin, Dingxu Shi
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2010
On the basis of data from English, French, Hebrew and Spanish, this paper argues that (apparent) adjectives which function as nominals belong to two distinct classes. One small class consists of true nouns that are homophonous with adjectives but are not derived from them. The other one consists of true attributive adjectives which modify a null N, and
Borer, Hagit, Roy, Isabelle
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On the basis of data from English, French, Hebrew and Spanish, this paper argues that (apparent) adjectives which function as nominals belong to two distinct classes. One small class consists of true nouns that are homophonous with adjectives but are not derived from them. The other one consists of true attributive adjectives which modify a null N, and
Borer, Hagit, Roy, Isabelle
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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1967
Nouns designate "things" or abstractions. And adjectives limit nouns. This arrangement seems simple enough at the "see the red ball" level. However, when we consider the more complex subject of medical writing, we see that authors frequently misuse these parts of speech.
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Nouns designate "things" or abstractions. And adjectives limit nouns. This arrangement seems simple enough at the "see the red ball" level. However, when we consider the more complex subject of medical writing, we see that authors frequently misuse these parts of speech.
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2017
This chapter covers adjectives and adverbs and explores how both are used in English. It addresses adjectives that compare things and how some terms must employ different means to form a comparison. Conjunctive adverbs are introduced and assessed along with some commonly misused sentence starters and phrases.
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This chapter covers adjectives and adverbs and explores how both are used in English. It addresses adjectives that compare things and how some terms must employ different means to form a comparison. Conjunctive adverbs are introduced and assessed along with some commonly misused sentence starters and phrases.
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2007
Besides adjectives proper, participles also function syntactically as adjectives. Adjectives used as predicate complements have an external argument which may raise to become the subject of a copula or the object of a transitive verb. Adjectives may take complements, although mostly they occur without one.
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Besides adjectives proper, participles also function syntactically as adjectives. Adjectives used as predicate complements have an external argument which may raise to become the subject of a copula or the object of a transitive verb. Adjectives may take complements, although mostly they occur without one.
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Adverbial adjectives vs. adjective-adverbs
Abstract In German linguistics, words like langsam in der Hund läuft langsam (‘the dog walks slowly’) are traditionally classified as ‘adverbially used adjectives’.Augustin Speyer, Jenny Diener
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Interaction and Grammar: Predicative Adjective Constructions in English Conversation
Languages, 2022Joan Bybee +2 more
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