Many and Diverse Cases: Q-adjectives and Conjunction
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This paper analyzes the conjunction of the ‘adjectives of quantity’ many and few with ordinary gradable adjectives. It is shown that the facts surrounding this construction support an analysis of adjectives of quantity as ‘degree predicates’: predicates of intervals on the scale of cardinality. It is further shown that gradable adjectives also have a secondary interpretation as degree predicates.
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Many and Diverse Cases: Q-Adjectives and Conjunction
Overview. This paper provides an account for patterns of conjunction of the adjectives of quantity (Q-adjectives) many and few with ordinary gradable adjectives, as in (1), and explores its consequences for the semantics of Q-adjectives and the elements they combine with. (1) a. Prof. Smith's many and important contributions to imaging science… b. The trees in the grove were many and tall c. Th...
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