Core semantics of value qualitative adjective

<BODY LANG="EN" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <P> <H3><A NAME="SECTION00057100000000000000">Core semantics of value <EM>qualitative adjective</EM></A></H3> <P> <H4><A NAME="SECTION00057110000000000000">Qualitative adjectives: Semantic criterion</A></H4> <P> An <EM>adjective</EM> has the type <EM>qualitative</EM> if it does not have the <B>type</B> values <EM>demonstrative</EM>, <EM>possessive</EM>, <EM>indefinite</EM>, <EM>cardinal</EM> or <EM>ordinal</EM>. A qualitative adjective predicates a quality or property of an object, or specifies a judgement. <P> <EM>Test</EM>: <P> Given <EM>X</EM> an adjective: If ``plus ou moins/très <EM>X</EM>'' succeeds, then <EM>X</EM> is a qualitative adjective. <P> <EM>Examples</EM>: <P><DIV ALIGN=LEFT><P ALIGN=LEFT><UL> <LI> un livre plus ou moins <B>intéressant</B><A NAME="13377"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a & type=qual</FONT></SMALL>. <LI> un pantalon très <B>rouge</B><A NAME="13382"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a & type=qual</FONT></SMALL>. </UL></P></DIV><P> <P> but: <P> <EM>Examples</EM>: <P><DIV ALIGN=LEFT><P ALIGN=LEFT><UL> <LI> *un plus ou moins <B>autre</B><A NAME="13402"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a & type=indf</FONT></SMALL> livre. </UL></P></DIV><P> <P> <EM>Test</EM>: <P> Given <EM>X</EM> an adjective: If ``cela fait <EM>X</EM>'', ``trouver, juger, etc., qqn./qqc. <EM>X</EM>'' succeeds, then <EM>X</EM> is a qualitative adjective. <P> <EM>Examples</EM>: <P><DIV ALIGN=LEFT><P ALIGN=LEFT><UL> <LI> cela fait <B>français</B><A NAME="13435"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a & type=qual</FONT></SMALL>. <LI> cela fait <B>antique</B><A NAME="13440"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a & type=qual</FONT></SMALL>. </UL></P></DIV><P> <P> List of possible semantic subclasses: <P> <CENTER> <DIV ALIGN=CENTER><P ALIGN=CENTER><TABLE COLS=2 BORDER FRAME=BOX RULES=GROUPS> <COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=JUSTIFY WIDTH="8cm"><COLGROUP><COL ALIGN=JUSTIFY WIDTH="7cm"> <TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=CENTER NOWRAP COLSPAN=2> pos=a & type=qual</TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH="227"><B>Description</B></TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH="198"><B>Examples</B></TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH="227">colour</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH="198"><B>rouge</B><A NAME="13452"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a & type=qual</FONT></SMALL></TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH="227">geography</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH="198"><B>français</B><A NAME="13470"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a & type=qual</FONT></SMALL></TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH="227">epoch, period</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH="198"><B>médiéval</B><A NAME="13488"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a & type=qual</FONT></SMALL></TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH="227">measure</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH="198"><B>petit</B><A NAME="13497"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a & type=qual</FONT></SMALL></TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH="227">morals, sensation</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH="198"><B>heureux</B><A NAME="13509"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a & type=qual</FONT></SMALL></TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH="227">appreciation, judgement</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH="198"><B>gentil</B><A NAME="13521"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a & type=qual</FONT></SMALL></TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH="227">social status</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH="198"><B>instruit</B><A NAME="13533"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a & type=qual</FONT></SMALL></TD></TR> </TBODY><TBODY> <TR><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH="227">...</TD><TD VALIGN=BASELINE ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH="198">...</TD></TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> </P></DIV> </CENTER> <P> <H4><A NAME="SECTION00057120000000000000">Qualitative adjectives: Syntacticosemantic criterion</A></H4> <P> Some adjectives have the value <EM>+number</EM>, but they are nevertheless considered as qualitative adjectives, because they can occupy the position before the noun and the position after the noun (with the same meaning). <P> <EM>Test</EM>: <P> Given <EM>X</EM> an adjective, <EM>Det</EM> a determiner, <EM>N</EM> a noun, <EM> NP</EM> a noun phrase: If the position of <EM>X</EM> does not affect its meaning, <EM>X</EM> has the <B>type</B> value qualitative. <P> <EM>Examples</EM>: <P><DIV ALIGN=LEFT><P ALIGN=LEFT><UL> <LI> de <B>multiples</B><A NAME="13566"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a & type=qual</FONT></SMALL> possibilités; des possibilités multiples. <LI> de <B>nombreuses</B><A NAME="13574"> </A>/<SMALL CLASS=FOOTNOTE><FONT color=#ff0000>pos=a & type=qual</FONT></SMALL> possibilités; des possibilités nombreuses, </UL></P></DIV><P> <P> <HR> <P><ADDRESS> </ADDRESS> </BODY>