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Subsective Gradience
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Abstract
Subsective Gradience (SG) is the phenomenon whereby a particular set of elements displays a categorial shading in prototypicality from a central core to a more peripheral boundary. We can contrast Subsective Gradience with Intersective Gradience (IG): whereas with SG elements from only one category are involved, with IG there are two categories on a cline. IG will be discussed in detail in the next chapter. In what follows I will discuss a number of case studies of SG within the principal word classes (V, N, A, and P), as well as phrases and clauses. These case studies are intended to be a representative sample of examples of SG in the grammar of English.
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Abstract
Subsective Gradience (SG) is the phenomenon whereby a particular set of elements displays a categorial shading in prototypicality from a central core to a more peripheral boundary.
We can contrast Subsective Gradience with Intersective Gradience (IG): whereas with SG elements from only one category are involved, with IG there are two categories on a cline.
IG will be discussed in detail in the next chapter.
In what follows I will discuss a number of case studies of SG within the principal word classes (V, N, A, and P), as well as phrases and clauses.
These case studies are intended to be a representative sample of examples of SG in the grammar of English.
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