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scale structure of gradable adjectives: a standalone construct

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Semantics

account that gradable predicates map onto scales that are open or closed at either end, predicting which degree modifiers and standards they allow.

In semantics, scale structure of gradable adjectives refers to account that gradable predicates map onto scales that are open or closed at either end, predicting which degree modifiers and standards they allow. This meaning comes from Kennedy (2005) in Language.[1]

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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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