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--1 Adjectives and adjectival phrases
abstract Adjective = Cat ** {
fun
PositA : A -> AP ;
ComparA : A -> NP -> AP ;
-- The principal ways of forming an adjectival phrase are
-- positive, comparative, relational, reflexive-relational, and
-- elliptic-relational.
-- (The superlative use is covered in [Noun Noun.html].$SuperlA$.)
-- $SuperlA$ belongs to determiner syntax in $Noun$.
PositA : A -> AP ; -- warm
ComparA : A -> NP -> AP ; -- warmer than Spain
ComplA2 : A2 -> NP -> AP ; -- divisible by 2
ReflA2 : A2 -> AP ; -- divisible by itself
UseA2 : A2 -> A ; -- divisible
ComplA2 : A2 -> NP -> AP ;
-- Sentence and question complements defined for all adjectival
-- phrases, although the semantics is only clear for some adjective.
SentAP : AP -> SC -> AP ; -- great that she won, uncertain if she did
ReflA2 : A2 -> AP ;
-- An adjectival phrase can be modified by an *adadjective*, such as "very".
SentAP : AP -> S -> AP ;
QuestAP : AP -> QS -> AP ;
AdAP : AdA -> AP -> AP ; -- very uncertain
AdAP : AdA -> AP -> AP ;
-- $AdvA$ that forms adverbs belongs to $Adverb$.
-- Elliptic constructions as usual.
UseA2 : A2 -> A ;
-- The formation of adverbs from adjective (e.g. "quickly") is covered
-- by [Adverb Adverb.html].
}