ADJECTIVES

ADJECTIVES

1. MORPHOLOGICAL COMPOSITION

   • SIMPLE ADJ old, cold
   • DERIVED understandable, kindly
   • COMPOUND grass-green (N+Adj), well-known (Adv+Par))

2. SEMANTIC CHARACTERISTICS

   • QUALITATIVE property. D or L - context
     • descriptive (broad sence) cold, light,wonderful
     • limiting (specifying the subst) the previous page, medical aid
   • RELATIVE describe property
     • time (daily)
     • material (woollen)
     • place (Northern, Italian)
     • some action ( defensive,preparatory)
   • ORDER:
     • subjective judgement
       • size
         • shape
           • age
             • colour
               • origin
                 • material
                   • part. I/II
                     • purpose/type
                       • +noun
               • focus on colour
                 • or colour

3. MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS

   • GRADABLE =>
     • DEGREES OF COMPARISON
       • POSITIVE
       • COMPARATIVE
         • - er
       • SUPERLATIVE
         • -est
       • 3 WAYS OF FORMING C&S d:
         • SYNTHETIC
           • 1) monosyllabic,2) disyll. ( -y, ow, le, er, some; with the stress on the last syl, frequently used)
         • ANALYTIC
           • more
           • most
           • 1) disyllabic; 2) 2syl< ; 3) derived
         • SUPPLETIVE
           • irregular adj.
   • NON-GRADABLE
     • DO NOT FORM DEGREES OF COMPARISON
       • limiting qualitative adj dead, medical
       • relative wooden, plastic,rubbery
       • adj with comparative and superlative meaning former, inner, prior; minimal, optimal
       • gradation of quality greenish, darkish