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| Semantic function of cxn | As the degree of Item 1 increases/decreases with respect to NP1, so the degree of Item 2 increases/decreases with respect to NP2. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Slots | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Semantic role of slots | Item 1 | Item 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Example | Well, the more expensive the lawyer, the longer the trial.Movie1999US/TheHuntfortheUnicornKiller | |||||||||||||||||||