The lexical semantics of much: conversion from intervals to degrees
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چکیده
• Degree modifier much: an illustration of the lexical semantics of much in general. • What accounts for contrasts in felicity like the following? (1) a. a much read book b. # a much written book • Main claim: – much measures the degree to which a property holds of subparts of an object. This explains contrasts like (1). • Data: – The interpretation of deverbal adjectives modified by “degree-modifier” much.
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