Project
Comparatives under the microscope
This project will investigate the hypothesis that there is more morphological, syntactic and semantic complexity in adjectival comparatives than is usually assumed. WP1 (PhD1) will investigate the morphology of the comparative marker, assuming that it is morphologically complex, as proposed in recent works. WP2 (PhD2) will examine the syntax of the comparatives, in particular the variation in the form and distribution of comparative conjunctions. WP3 (Postdoc) will develop a semantic analysis of comparatives that builds on the morphological and syntactic findings of WP1 and WP2. WP4 (postdoc+Pls) will take the results of the morphological and syntactic investigations as a starting point for an integrated analysis of adjectival comparatives.