Difference between revisions of "Than"
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| − | used in comparatives of superiority (<span style="color:#032;">ADJ-er ''than'', more ADJ/ADV/N<span style="font-size: | + | used in comparatives of superiority and inferiority: |
| + | *(<span style="color:#032;font-size:80%;">ADJ</span>-er ''than'', more <span style="color:#032;font-size:80%;">ADJ / ADV / N</span><span style="font-size:65%;">(s)</span> ''than''</span>) | ||
| + | * (less <span style="color:#032;font-size:80%;">ADJ/ADV/N</span> ''than'' / fewer <span style="color:#032;font-size:80%;">N</span>s ''than''</span>) | ||
There is no equivalent morpheme to <span style="color:#032;font-weight:bold;">-er</span> for comparisons of inferiority. As a result, the structure <span style="color:#304;">not as ADJ as</span> is frequent, especially with short adjectives. Cf. [[as]]. | There is no equivalent morpheme to <span style="color:#032;font-weight:bold;">-er</span> for comparisons of inferiority. As a result, the structure <span style="color:#304;">not as ADJ as</span> is frequent, especially with short adjectives. Cf. [[as]]. | ||
Revision as of 22:10, 16 October 2020
used in comparatives of superiority and inferiority:
- (ADJ-er than, more ADJ / ADV / N(s) than</span>)
- (less ADJ/ADV/N than / fewer Ns than</span>)
There is no equivalent morpheme to -er for comparisons of inferiority. As a result, the structure not as ADJ as is frequent, especially with short adjectives. Cf. as.
