comparatives summary intensification comparative may list 8 758 query intensification comparative forms different languages comes summary related query sorry slight delay noted earlier better linguistic competence limits germanic languages plus finnish comparative adjective adverb quantitative pronoun typically intensified adverb denoting form totality 1 train went faster b train went ever faster also faster 2 der zug fuhr schneller b der zug fuhr immer schneller 3 ta get gick fortare b ta get gick allt fortare 4 juna meni lujempaa b juna meni yha lujempaa also aina lujempaa intensifiers e g ever english cases kind universal quantifiers content approximately always way see e g vendler since pattern shows regularity curious gather information functionally corresponding expressions languages indeed receive parallel examples moreover discussion appropriateness english example query 1b many thanks people responded ewb2 cornell edu e wayles browne larry horn lhorn yalevm ycc yale edu ton van der wouden vdwouden let rug nl allan wechsler awechsle bbn com knud lambrecht lambrec uts cc utexas edu adiego lajara adiego lingua fil ub es asya pereltsvaig asya mail netvision net il j l sancho instituto de lexicografia sancho crea rae es waruno mahdi mahdi fhiberlin mpg de bark compunet net gerald barker md philip grew pgrew compuserve com always wordings bit implicit beginning course several ways intensifying modifying comparative normal form would intensification degree e g 5 much faster rest guys two individuals possessing quality may also compared one qaulities intensified relation 6 jack fast bob even faster perhaps swedish perspective led general implicit use label comparative intensifier seems namely swedish allt see 3 adverb may used intensifier comparative adverbs may also used kind prototype one understand basis wessen grammar instance whereas general intensifier mycket much may used positive comparative type 5 distribution perhaps strict languages expressions regards example finnish yha may used contexts seems specialized grammaticized intensifying function modifying comparative e g 7 jaana yha kaunis time adv jane still beautiful b jaanasta tulee yha kauniimpi intensifer jane becomes ever beautiful shows intensifiers merely relate comparative temporal implication consequence seems comparative expresses dynamic quality degree opposed stable positions positive superlative degrees comparative represents step one direction definite point scale temporal intensifiers comparative focus implication dynamism turn often associated successive development change process cf dynamism verbs moreover succession signalled constant everpresent find motivation universal quantifiers literally ever typically used comprative might want look examples provided respondents names given appropriate language sections dutch 8 de trein ging sneller b de trein ging alsmaar sneller c de trein ging steeds sneller steeds alsmaar also written almaar universal temporal quantifiers restricted domain altijd unrestrictive ton van der wouden spanish 9 el tren iba cada vez ra pido cada vez lit time catalan 10 el tren anava cada vegada cada cop ra pid cada vegada cada cop lit time nb e etc vowels acute accent vowels grave accent ignasi xavier adiego italian 11 il treno andava sempre piu veloce suspect interest tandard italian like romance dialects assume told readers expert uses word translates always sempre comparative intensifier asked philip grew russian 12 poezd exal bystree train went faster felicitous individual compared explicit 13 13 poezd exal bystree chem mashina train went faster car 14 poezd exal vse bystree train went faster train went ever faster asya pereltsvaig croatian 15 vlak je ao brz e train aux went faster adverb b vlak je ao sve brz e brz e serbian 16 voz je ao brz e b voz je ao sve brz e brz e z letters hac ek top sve neuter singular nom acc wayles browne indonesian situation bit different compare 17 kere taapi berjalan lebih cepat train go stat mod fast train goes went faster e went faster car horse train b kere taapi berjalan makin cepat train go stat mod fast train goes went ever faster e went constantly faster preceding moment e é pronounced like french è ipa epsilon e pronounced like french e ipa upsidedown e c pronounced like english ch italian ci stat stative expresses verbal action state mod modifier goes went category tense indonesian time action expressed circumstantially adverbs circumstantial phrases etc also course context etc indonesian intesify comparative degree comparison distinct accelerative degree comparison complete paradigm comparative _ lebih cepat _ faster accelerative _ makin cepat _ ever faster intensive _ sangat cepat _ fast superlative _ paling cepat _ fastest excessive _ terlalu cepat _ fast insufficient _ kurang cepat _ fast enough negative _ tidak cepat _ fast strictly speaking course probably seen set forms degrees comparison set adjectival modifiers combination adjective waruno mahdi cases confirm pattern comparative forms tend intensified universal quatifier dynamic implications amplified term accelerative context indonesian illustrative although totally accurate also adjectival modification category associated comparative translation apart comparative proper one could think discussed expressions represent special case comparison since usually explicit reference point expressions ever faster type e complement browne terms use free comparative hand nothing unusual use comparative seems application temporal comparative instance 18 jack become faster koenig suggests instead term cumulative comparative since development related temporal reference often clearly enough understood context term could better indonesian accelerative 19 jack become ever faster could principle thinkable notional parallel 18 cf also 17b 19 1b matter may bit odd english speakers seen reactions ever original query ever intensifier considered stilted literary oldfashioned highstyle regarded inference german immer americans labeled british instead speakers prefer semantically corresponding expression consisting conjoined syntactic reduplication 20 jack become becomes faster faster dictionaries grammars english also note construction comparative zandvoort gives even name comparative gradation expressive pattern regarded quite established english unique though european languages allow pattern comp comp least informal register may reveal kinds expressions object study research syntactic reduplication swedish principally interesting thing languages seem different preferences regards different intensifying patterns english perhaps liberal rather freely allowing conjoined repetition type 20 whereas koenig points german prefers expressions intensifier immer data surveyed seem suggest swedish somewhere two pattern comp comp theoretically interesting expresses content ever iconicity repetition stands iteration continuity ever allt sempre yha cada vez coordination enhances meaning since implies repetition nonsimultaneity asymmetry even intriguing linguists e g koenig lang draw parallel coordination universal quantification full circle final remark would like remind structures kind x x limited comparative quite usual hear use pattern instance verbs colloquial speech 21 jack ran ran however use reason become widely established verbs perhaps larger resource aspectual verbal adverbial modifiers verbs comparative thus less need somehow naive iterative pattern last assesment come blue traditionally stated different uses repetitions typical language poetry also among women children texts designed children fairy tales note merely quote would put way amount reasonably repetition favored discourse types inter personal involvement important role comments topic course welcome summary written relative haste apologize shortcomings misunderstandings end message contains list works referred thank interest nice summer real warm sunny jan k lindstrom scandinavian languages literature 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