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# Adjective: Adjectives and Adjectival Phrases

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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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