Open AccessA Note on Phrasal Comparatives
Author(s) -
Sigrid Beck,
Vera Hohaus,
Sonja Tiemann
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
proceedings from semantics and linguistic theory
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2163-5951
pISSN - 2163-5943
DOI - 10.3765/salt.v0i0.2654
Subject(s) - operator (biology) , linguistics , computer science , natural language processing , artificial intelligence , psychology , philosophy , biology , biochemistry , repressor , transcription factor , gene
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.