Adjectives

Adjectives

1. Definition

   • Descriptions of people and things.
     • size/quantity/extant

2. Four sense relations

   • Synonyms
     • Equivalence of sense
       • Ex. Mother, mom and mum
     • two-way entailment
     • paraphrase
       • sentence with the same meaning
   • Complementaries
     • Affirmative to negative
     • Negative to affirmative
     • Pattern of entailment
   • Antonyms
     • any kind of oppositeness
     • Affirmative to negative
   • Converses
     • Comparative adjectives
       • Suffix -er
       • more + adj
     • two-way entailment

3. Meaning postulates

   • logical systems
     • Formula
       • "p therefore q"

4. Constructions with adjectives

   • Gradability
     • Leves of quality
   • Modifying nouns
     • Intersective
       • two meanings into one
         • Ex. Green bicycle
     • Non-intersective
       • no the meaning of the adjective
         • Ex. Fake Stradivarius