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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"degree phrases"”.
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Tough constructions in the context of English infinitives
… also provides an explanation for why gapped degree phrases, a syntactic structure that shows many parallels to tough constructions (Lasnik & Fiengo 1974) can license subject movement (3). This dissertation will show that, compared to tough constructions, gapped degree phrases have a …
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The syntax of comparative constructions : operators, ellipsis phenomena and functional left peripheries
… the dissertation provides a unified analysis of degree expressions, relating the structure of comparatives to that of other degrees. It is shown that gradable adjectives are located within a degree phrase (DegP), which in turn projects a quantifier phrase (QP) and that these two functional layers …