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Download full textBunnag, Jerome – 1984
Analysis of the cofunctional relationship between common nouns and adjectives in English is examined in terms of the principle of semantic copredication. It is proposed that a formalized semantic metalanguage system can be constructed to demonstrate that some English adjectives behave like common nouns. Numerous examples are provided throughout…
Descriptors: Adjectives, English, Grammar, Nouns
