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authoraarne <aarne@cs.chalmers.se>2008-09-22 11:49:15 +0000
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+--1 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.
+-- (The superlative use is covered in [Noun Noun.html].$SuperlA$.)
+
+ 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 -> A ; -- married
+
+-- 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
+
+-- The formation of adverbs from adjective (e.g. "quickly") is covered
+-- in [Adverb Adverb.html].
+
+}