A Note on Phrasal Comparatives

Authors

  • Sigrid Beck Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
  • Vera Hohaus Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
  • Sonja Tiemann Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3765/salt.v22i0.2654

Keywords:

phrasal comparatives, first language acquisition, crosslinguistic variation, schoenfinkelization

Abstract

This paper investigates the various comparative operators that a language might employ and provides arguments for choosing a particular one. In particular, different phrasal comparatives are contrasted. We argue that Schoenfinkelization of the operator matters and reflects different crosslinguistic possibilities.

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Published

2012-09-03

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