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| + | a term used with adjectives and adverbs used to compare and contrast in degrees two different entities. In English this would be like using the inflection “-er” and the periphrastic construction “more.” | ||
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| + | Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997. | ||
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[[Category: Technical Definitions]] | [[Category: Technical Definitions]] | ||
[[Category: Adjective]] | [[Category: Adjective]] | ||
Revision as of 16:36, 14 November 2009
a term used with adjectives and adverbs used to compare and contrast in degrees two different entities. In English this would be like using the inflection “-er” and the periphrastic construction “more.”
References
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
