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More-Than-Comparison Construction (type 1)

Name More-Than-Comparison Construction (type 1)
Semantic function of cxn Indicating that an attribute applies to a higher degree to an ATTRIBUTEE 1 in comparison to other ATTRIBUTEE(S) 2 of the same type.
Slots 1 2 3 4 5
Semantic role of slots QUANTIFIER ATTRIBUTE ATTRIBUTEE 1 ATTRIBUTEE 2
Syntactic form more Adj provided by another construction
(with Adj slot)
than
contextual or inferred anchor point
NOUN OF ATTRIBUTIVE CXN
Subj of SUBJECT-ATTRIBUTE CXN
Obj of OBJECT-ATTRIBUTE CXN
(contextual or inferred anchor point continued)