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2 What Does Morphology Learn from Relational Adjectives? |
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7 | (7) |
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2.1 Lexicalism versus Syntax--Morphology Interface |
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7 | (3) |
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2.2 A Transparent Interface between Syntax and Morphology |
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10 | (2) |
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2.3 Theoretical Implications for the Proposed Analysis |
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12 | (2) |
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3 Ontological Semantics: Qualifying versus Relational Adjectives |
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3.1 Introduction to the Ontological Semantics of Relational Adjectives |
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14 | (4) |
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3.2 The Classification of Adjectives as Prototypical versus Marginal |
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18 | (5) |
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3.3 On the Semantics of Adjectives |
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23 | (3) |
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3.4 Three Abstract Types of Adjectival Modification: Absolute, Relational and Synthetic |
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26 | (4) |
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4 A Classification of Relational Adjectives across Languages |
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30 | (27) |
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4.1 Postal (1969): English Relational Adjectives |
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31 | (2) |
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4.2 Levi (1978): English Complex Nominals |
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33 | (3) |
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4.3 Banning (1980): French Relational Adjectives |
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36 | (4) |
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4.4 Bosque & Picallo (1996): Spanish Relational Adjectives |
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40 | (3) |
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4.5 McNally & Boleda (2004): A Semantic Analysis of Relational Adjectives |
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43 | (3) |
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4.6 Fibregas (2007): Spanish Relational Adjectives |
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46 | (2) |
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4.7 Alexiadou & Stavrou (2011): Greek Relational Adjectives |
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48 | (2) |
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4.8 A Split Classification of Relational Adjectives |
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50 | (7) |
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5 The Morpho-syntactic Analysis of Relational Adjectives |
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57 | (27) |
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5.1 The Denominal Nature of Relational Adjectives |
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58 | (2) |
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5.2 Counterevidence to the Denominal Character of Relational Adjectives |
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60 | (2) |
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5.3 Bare Nouns in Romance |
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62 | (3) |
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5.4 Relational Adjectives as Bare Plurals in Romanian and Spanish |
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65 | (3) |
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5.5 Thematic Relational Adjectives as Plural/Mass Nouns Expressions |
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68 | (5) |
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5.6 Classificatory Adjectives as nPs |
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73 | (2) |
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5.7 Evaluative Nouns: Another Case at the Syntax--Morphology Interface |
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75 | (6) |
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81 | (3) |
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6 The Syntax of Thematic Adjectives |
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84 | (17) |
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84 | (3) |
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6.2 The Position of Genitive Assignment |
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87 | (8) |
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6.3 Thematic Relational Adjectives |
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95 | (4) |
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99 | (2) |
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7 Deverbal Nominalizations |
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101 | (11) |
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7.1 Cornilescu's Approach to Romanian Nominalizations |
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102 | (3) |
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7.2 The Aspectual Interpretation of the NO and NS Structures |
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105 | (4) |
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7.3 Cornilescu's Account of the Dichotomy Infinitive versus Supine |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (1) |
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8 Thematic Adjectives and Nominalizations |
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112 | (39) |
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8.1 Noun-Object Structures with Th-Adjectives |
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114 | (13) |
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8.2 Noun-Subject Th-Adjectives |
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127 | (15) |
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8.3 The Syntactic Analysis of Noun-Th-ADJ-EA Cluster |
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142 | (6) |
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148 | (3) |
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9 The Syntax of Classificatory Adjectives |
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151 | (12) |
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151 | (3) |
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9.2 The Contrastive Context: Classificatory Adjectives and CEL |
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154 | (2) |
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9.3 Classificatory Adjectives and de Modifier Phrases |
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156 | (2) |
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9.4 The Syntactic Analysis of Classificatory Adjectives |
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158 | (3) |
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161 | (2) |
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10 Relational Adjectives as Compounding |
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163 | (25) |
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163 | (2) |
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10.2 Subordinate Compounds: A Classification |
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165 | (8) |
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10.3 Attributive Compounding |
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173 | (7) |
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10.4 De Phrases and Relational Adjectives as Compounds: Pros and Cons |
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180 | (6) |
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186 | (2) |
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11 Conclusions and Questions for Future Research |
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188 | (6) |
References |
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Index |
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