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Adjective
I will discuss two theories about adjectives. The first theory dates from the late 1960s. It is stated in Montague (1970) and Parsons (1968). According to this theory the meaning of an adjective is a function which maps the meanings of noun phrases onto other such meanings; e.g. the meaning of clever is a function which maps the meaning of man into that of clever man, that of poodle onto that of clever poodle.
The main virtue of this doctrine is that it enables us to treat, within a precise semantical theory for a natural language – as e.g. that of Montague – adjectives in such a way that certain sentences which are, or might well be, false are not branded by the semantics as logically true. Examples of such sentences are:
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If every flea is an animal, then every big flea is a big animal
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One more thing you should know about adjectives is that, sometimes, a word that is normally used as a noun can function as an adjective, depending on its placement.
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Adjectives come in three forms, known as degrees: absolute, comparative, and superlative
Adjectives don't have a singular and plural form OR a masculine, feminine and neutral form.
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My doctor is excellent, as opposed to difficults books, which is incorrect
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