The syntax of comparative correlatives in French and Spanish
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https://doi.org/10.21248/hpsg.2006.1Abstract
Comparative correlative (CC) constructions have received much attention in recent years. Major issues have been whether they involve special constructions and whether they have symmetric or asymmetric structures. Evidence from Romance suggests that they require special constructions and that they may be either symmetric or asymmetric. French has a single construction which is asymmetric for some speakers and symmetric for others. Spanish has two distinct constructions, one asymmetric and the other symmetric with quite different properties. The facts can be accommodated in a straightforward way within construction-based HPSG.
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2006-10-20
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Abeillé, Anne & Borsley, Robert D. & Espinal, Maria-Teresa. 2006. The syntax of comparative correlatives in French and Spanish. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar 6–26. (doi:10.21248/hpsg.2006.1) (https://proceedings.hpsg.xyz/article/view/638) (Accessed April 24, 2025.)
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