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Adjectives & Adverbs

い-adjectives, な-adjectives, conjugation, comparatives and adverbs
形容詞の品詞論
the word-class status of adjectives
i-adj vs na-adj
Are na-adjectives nouns? Theoretical debate
属性叙述と事象叙述
individual-level vs stage-level
predicate types
Permanent traits vs temporary states
程度表現の意味論
semantics of degree expressions
degree semantics
Scalar structure of Japanese adjectives
評価のモダリティ
evaluative modality
evaluative expressions
～がる, ～げ, evaluative -sou
オノマトペの体系
the onomatopoeia system
mimetics theory
Phonosemantics of giongo/gitaigo
オノマトペの統語
syntax of mimetics
mimetic syntax
How onomatopoeia integrate as adverbs/verbs
副詞の分類と統語
adverb classification and syntax
adverb taxonomy
Manner, degree, modal, and tense adverbs
連体修飾の意味論
semantics of noun modification
modification semantics
Restrictive vs non-restrictive modification
比較構文の統語論
syntax of comparison
comparative syntax
Structure of より and ほど comparatives
評価形容詞と主観性
evaluative adjectives and subjectivity
subjectivity
Speaker-oriented adjective constraints