Comparative constructions : A cross-linguistic typology

A typology of comparative constructions is presented, with major attention to the prototypical scheme in which two participants are compared in terms of the degree of some gradable property associated with them (as in John is more handsome than Felix ). In a mono-clausal comparative construction, th...

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Published in:Studies in language 2008-01, Vol.32 (4), p.787-817
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