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<i> Produced by
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gfdoc - a rudimentary GF document generator.
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(c) Aarne Ranta (aarne@cs.chalmers.se) 2002 under GNU GPL.
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<h1> Adjective: Adjectives and Adjectival Phrases</h1>
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abstract Adjective = Cat ** {
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fun
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</pre>
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The principal ways of forming an adjectival phrase are
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positive, comparative, relational, reflexive-relational, and
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elliptic-relational.
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<pre>
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PositA : A -> AP ; -- warm
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ComparA : A -> NP -> AP ; -- warmer than I
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ComplA2 : A2 -> NP -> AP ; -- married to her
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ReflA2 : A2 -> AP ; -- married to itself
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UseA2 : A2 -> AP ; -- married
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UseComparA : A -> AP ; -- warmer
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CAdvAP : CAdv -> AP -> NP -> AP ; -- as cool as John
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</pre>
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The superlative use is covered in <tt>Ord</tt>.
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<pre>
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AdjOrd : Ord -> AP ; -- warmest
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</pre>
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Sentence and question complements defined for all adjectival
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phrases, although the semantics is only clear for some adjectives.
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<pre>
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SentAP : AP -> SC -> AP ; -- good that she is here
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</pre>
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An adjectival phrase can be modified by an <b>adadjective</b>, such as <i>very</i>.
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AdAP : AdA -> AP -> AP ; -- very warm
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It can also be postmodified by an adverb, typically a prepositional phrase.
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AdvAP : AP -> Adv -> AP ; -- warm by nature
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</pre>
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The formation of adverbs from adjectives (e.g. <i>quickly</i>) is covered
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in [Adverb Adverb.html]; the same concerns adadjectives (e.g. <i>extremely</i>).
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<pre>
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}
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