Difference between revisions of "Than"
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used in comparisons of superiority: | used in comparisons of superiority: | ||
− | *<span style="color:#074;font-size:80%;">ADJ</span>-er ''than'' | + | *<span style="color:#074;font-size:80%;">ADJ</span><span style="color:#600;">-er</span> ''than'' |
− | *more <span style="color:#074;font-size:80%;">ADJ / ADV / N</span><span style="font-size:65%;">(s)</span> ''than'') | + | *<span style="color:#600;">more</span> <span style="color:#074;font-size:80%;">ADJ / ADV / N</span><span style="font-size:65%;">(s)</span> ''than'') |
and in comparisons of inferiority | and in comparisons of inferiority | ||
− | * less <span style="color:#074;font-size:80%;">ADJ / ADV / N</span> ''than'' | + | * <span style="color:#060;">less</span> <span style="color:#074;font-size:80%;">ADJ / ADV / N</span> ''than'' |
− | * fewer <span style="color:#074;font-size:80%;">N</span>s ''than'' | + | * <span style="color:#060;">fewer</span> <span style="color:#074;font-size:80%;">N</span>s ''than'' |
− | There is no equivalent morpheme to <span style="color:# | + | There is no equivalent morpheme to <span style="color:#600;font-weight:bold;">-er</span> for comparisons of inferiority. The structure <span style="color:#304;">not as <span style="color:#074;font-size:80%;">ADJ</span> <span style="color:#304;">as</span> compensates for this missing grammatical possibility. Cf. [[as]]. |
Revision as of 22:18, 16 October 2020
used in comparisons of superiority:
- ADJ-er than
- more ADJ / ADV / N(s) than)
and in comparisons of inferiority
- less ADJ / ADV / N than
- fewer Ns than
There is no equivalent morpheme to -er for comparisons of inferiority. The structure not as ADJ as compensates for this missing grammatical possibility. Cf. as.