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ERIC Number: EJ405460
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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On Comparisons in a Notional Grammar.
Mitchell, Keith
Applied Linguistics, v11 n1 p53-72 Mar 1990
The semantics and syntax of English comparative structures ("as...as") are re-examined. It is argued that traditional reference grammars have misrepresented comparisons as expressing a notion of equality, and an alternative analysis of the semantic relation between "-er than" and "as...as" is proposed. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Comparative Analysis, English, Grammar, Semantics, Structural Analysis (Linguistics)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Comparisons (Grammar)