Comparative Anaphora: comparing alternatives
A common assumption in degree semantics is that there is a functionargumentrelationship betwen the comparative morpheme er and the overt standard.Drawing on observations from comparatives without an overt standard, I argue forreconsiderations of this assumption and offer a reanalysis of er, where it directlycompares to the alternative in the second dimension of meaning.
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