Theory and Practice in Language Studies· 2026Q1
Clausal Comparatives and Semantic Compositionality: With a Special Reference to Jordanian Arabic
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Two syntactic structures of clausal comparatives in Jordanian Arabic use free relative clauses, interpreted as both individual- and degree-denoting, with distinct compositional semantic analyses proposed based on different Schönfinkelizations of the comparative '–er' morpheme.
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- Documents two syntactic structures of clausal comparatives in Jordanian Arabic.
- These structures utilize free relative clauses in the standard of comparison.
- The clauses are interpreted as both individual-denoting and degree-description-denoting.
- Two compositional semantic analyses are provided, based on different Schönfinkelizations of the comparative '–er' morpheme.
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Abstract
This paper documents and analyzes two syntactic structures of clausal comparatives in Jordanian Arabic (JA) which involve free relative clauses in the standard of comparison. The paper shows that the two clauses in the standard of comparison are interpreted differently as both an individual-denoting and degree-description- denoting structure. The paper also provides two compositional semantic analyses for the two forms of clausal comparatives based on two different Schönfinkelizations of the comparative –er morpheme in grammar.
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