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<h1> Adjective: Adjectives and Adjectival Phrases</h1>

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  abstract Adjective = Cat ** {
  
    fun
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The principal ways of forming an adjectival phrase are
positive, comparative, relational, reflexive-relational, and
elliptic-relational.
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      PositA  : A  -> AP ;        -- warm
      ComparA : A  -> NP -> AP ;  -- warmer than I
      ComplA2 : A2 -> NP -> AP ;  -- married to her
      ReflA2  : A2 -> AP ;        -- married to itself
      UseA2   : A2 -> AP ;        -- married
      UseComparA : A  -> AP ;     -- warmer
      CAdvAP  : CAdv -> AP -> NP -> AP ; -- as cool as John
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The superlative use is covered in <tt>Ord</tt>.
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      AdjOrd  : Ord -> AP ;       -- warmest
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Sentence and question complements defined for all adjectival
phrases, although the semantics is only clear for some adjectives.
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      SentAP  : AP -> SC -> AP ;  -- good that she is here
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An adjectival phrase can be modified by an <b>adadjective</b>, such as <i>very</i>.
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      AdAP    : AdA -> AP -> AP ; -- very warm
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It can also be postmodified by an adverb, typically a prepositional phrase.
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      AdvAP   : AP -> Adv -> AP ; -- warm by nature
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The formation of adverbs from adjectives (e.g. <i>quickly</i>) is covered
in [Adverb Adverb.html]; the same concerns adadjectives (e.g. <i>extremely</i>).
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