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'''Degree''' is a grammatical category used to specify the extent of a comparison between adjectives or adverbs, such as comparative and superlative.
  
== Comparative ==
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== Natural language ==
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In the UNLarium, degree must be informed only when expressed by morphological means, such as in "bigger" and "biggest".<br >
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The values of the degree are the following:
  
;@more
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{{#tree:id=nl_degree|openlevels=0|root=Degree (DEG)|
:better = good.@more
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*comparative (CMP): comparison between two
:more beautiful = beautiful.@more
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*positive (PST): no comparison
:plus belle = belle.@more
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*superlative (SUP): comparison between more than two
;@less
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}}
:worse = good.@less
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:less beautiful = beautiful.@more
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:moins belle = belle.@less
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;@equal
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:as beautiful = beautiful.@more
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:aussi belle = belle.@equal
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== Superlative ==
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;The positive value is the default one and should be omitted.
  
;@most
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=== Examples ===
:best = good.@most
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*Comparative (CMP): bigger, better, worse
:the most beautiful = beautiful.@most
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*Superlative (SUP): biggest, best, worst
:la plus belle = belle.@most
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*Positive (PST): big, good, bad
;@least
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:worst = good.@least
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== UNL ==
:the least beautiful = beautiful.@least
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In UNL, degree is to be represented by attributes:
:la moins belle = belle.@least
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{{#tree:id=unl_degree|openlevels=0|root=Degree|
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*@more: comparative of superiority
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*@less: comparative of inferiority
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*@equal: comparative of equality
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*@most: superlative of superiority
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*@least: superlative of inferiority
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}}
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=== Examples ===
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*X is more fascinating than Y
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**aoj(fascinating.@more, X), bas(fascinating.@more, Y)
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*X is better than Y
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**aoj(good.@more, X), bas(good.@more, Y)
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*X is less fascinating than Y
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**aoj(fascinating.@less, X), bas(fascinating.@less, Y)
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*X is worse than Y
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**aoj(good.@less, X), bas(good.@less, Y)
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*X is as fascinating as Y
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**aoj(fascinating.@equal, X), bas(fascinating.@equal, Y)
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*X is the most fascinating of the Ys
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**aoj(fascinating.@most, X), bas(fascinating.@most, Y)
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*X is the best of the Ys
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**aoj(good.@most, X), bas(good.@most, Y)
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*X is the least fascinating of the Ys
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**aoj(fascinating.@least, X), bas(fascinating.@least, Y)
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*X is the worst of the Ys
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**aoj(good.@least, X), bas(good.@least, Y)
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*X is not so fascinating as Y
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**aoj(fascinating.@less, X), bas(fascinating.@less, Y)

Revision as of 15:57, 14 January 2010

Degree is a grammatical category used to specify the extent of a comparison between adjectives or adverbs, such as comparative and superlative.

Contents

Natural language

In the UNLarium, degree must be informed only when expressed by morphological means, such as in "bigger" and "biggest".
The values of the degree are the following:

The positive value is the default one and should be omitted.

Examples

  • Comparative (CMP): bigger, better, worse
  • Superlative (SUP): biggest, best, worst
  • Positive (PST): big, good, bad

UNL

In UNL, degree is to be represented by attributes:

Examples

  • X is more fascinating than Y
    • aoj(fascinating.@more, X), bas(fascinating.@more, Y)
  • X is better than Y
    • aoj(good.@more, X), bas(good.@more, Y)
  • X is less fascinating than Y
    • aoj(fascinating.@less, X), bas(fascinating.@less, Y)
  • X is worse than Y
    • aoj(good.@less, X), bas(good.@less, Y)
  • X is as fascinating as Y
    • aoj(fascinating.@equal, X), bas(fascinating.@equal, Y)
  • X is the most fascinating of the Ys
    • aoj(fascinating.@most, X), bas(fascinating.@most, Y)
  • X is the best of the Ys
    • aoj(good.@most, X), bas(good.@most, Y)
  • X is the least fascinating of the Ys
    • aoj(fascinating.@least, X), bas(fascinating.@least, Y)
  • X is the worst of the Ys
    • aoj(good.@least, X), bas(good.@least, Y)
  • X is not so fascinating as Y
    • aoj(fascinating.@less, X), bas(fascinating.@less, Y)
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