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Constructions of equative comparison
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Peter Henkelmann
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September 25, 2009
Abstract
The morphosyntactic structures of equative constructions, which represent one class of comparison constructions (alongside positive, comparative, and superlative con-structions), are cross-linguistically quite diverse. In the present investigation, which is based on a convenience sample consisting of 25 languages, constructions of this kind are exemplified, analyzed, and classified. Underlying these different morphosyntactic structures are various semantic structures, which are classified and illustrated, too.
Published Online: 2009-09-25
Published in Print: 2006-12
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Keywords for this article
equative comparison;
cross-linguistic typology;
adjective semantics;
nominalization(s)
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