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degree semantics: a standalone construct

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Semantics

the analysis of gradable adjectives as relating objects to degrees on scales whose structure, open or closed, predicts which degree modifiers they allow.

In semantics, degree semantics refers to the analysis of gradable adjectives as relating objects to degrees on scales whose structure, open or closed, predicts which degree modifiers they allow. This meaning comes from Kennedy (2005) in Language.[1]

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scale structure of gradable adjectives1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructclosed3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructsdegree1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

  1. Kennedy, C., & McNally, L. (2005). Scale Structure, Degree Modification, and the Semantics of Gradable Predicates. Language, 81(2), 345-381. https://doi.org/10.1353/lan.2005.0071

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