Theoretical English Grammar. Part 1. Morphology. Бочарова М.В. - 28 стр.

UptoLike

ВУЗ: 

ВГУ | Воронеж

Составители: 

Рубрика: 

2.1. Subject Predicative following a link verb and describing the subject of
the sentence, or
2.2. Object Predicative following and describing the object of the sentence.
– Adjectives with an incomplete range of syntactic functions ĺ
Adjectives only in the attributive role
Adjectives only in the predicative role (usu. describe relations or states)
o Morphological properties of English adjectives:
THE MORPHOLOGICAL CATEGORY OF DEGREES OF COMPARISON
Form: the
opposition
of
Positive form
unmarked
Comparative form
Marked
– synthetically
– “?” syntactically /
analytically “?” *
Superlative form
Marked
– synthetically
– “?” syntactically /
analytically “?” *
Meaning: quality gradation of a
to the degree of the
other objects
quality as compared
same quality in
Type of op-
position
triple gradual
* Controversy over the grammatical status of the “more / most + adj.” construc-
tions:
(1) they are analytical morphological forms as they express the same meaning as
the synthetic morphological forms -er/ -est;
(2) another point of view: they are syntactic construction (phrases) as:
– more / most are adverbs which retain their lexical meaning and are op-
posed to less/ least,
28
       2.1. Subject Predicative following a link verb and describing the subject of
             the sentence, or
       2.2. Object Predicative following and describing the object of the sentence.


– Adjectives with an incomplete range of syntactic functions �
  Adjectives only in the attributive role
  Adjectives only in the predicative role (usu. describe relations or states)


o Morphological properties of English adjectives:


THE MORPHOLOGICAL CATEGORY OF DEGREES OF COMPARISON


  Form: the          Positive form    Comparative form         Superlative form
  opposition           unmarked             Marked                  Marked
  of                                 – synthetically          – synthetically
                                     – “?” syntactically /    – “?” syntactically /
                                     analytically “?” *       analytically “?” *
  Meaning:              quality             gradation of a quality as compared
                                      to the degree of the same quality in
                                              other objects
  Type of op-
  position                           triple gradual


* Controversy over the grammatical status of the “more / most + adj.” construc-
tions:
(1) they are analytical morphological forms as they express the same meaning as
the synthetic morphological forms -er/ -est;
(2) another point of view: they are syntactic construction (phrases) as:
       – more / most are adverbs which retain their lexical meaning and are op-
       posed to less/ least,

                                         28

Страницы