Lectures 7 - 8
The Adjective. The Adverb
1.
A general outline of the adjective.
2.
Classification of adjectives.
3.
The problem of the stative.
4.
The category of comparison.
5.
A general outline of the adverb.
6.
Classification of adverbs (semantic features).
7.
Structural types of adverbs (morphological features).
1. A general outline of the adjective
Semantic features
. The adjective expresses the property of an entity.
Typically, adjectives denote states, usually permanent states, although there are
also adjectives which can denote temporary states. Adjectives are characteristically
stative, but many of them can be seen as dynamic. The stative property of an entity
is a property that cannot be conceived as a developing process, and the dynamic
property of an entity is a property that is conceived as active, or as a developing
process.
eg.
John is very tall.
vs
.*John is being very tall today
John is very careful today (unemphatic)
. vs.
John is being careful today
(emphatic)
.
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