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Name Superlative Construction
Semantic function of cxn Indicating that an ATTRIBUTE applies maximally or minimally to an ATTRIBUTEE.
Slots 1 2
Semantic role of slots ATTRIBUTE ATTRIBUTEE
Syntactic form
Adj-est
best
worst
provided by another construction
(with Adj slot)
Collo-profile
biggest  tallest  largest  greatest  highest  oldest