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In:Inquiries in Hispanic Linguistics: From theory to empirical evidence
Edited by Alejandro Cuza, Lori Czerwionka and Daniel Olson
[Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics 12] 2016
► pp. 95–110

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Generalized gradability and extremeness in Puerto Rican Spanish

 | The Ohio State University
 | The Ohio State University
 | Universidad de Puerto Rico-Mayagüez
Published online: 1 November 2016
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https://doi.org/10.1075/ihll.12.06pad
The expression of extremeness in Puerto Rican Spanish is encoded in a series of modifiers, which are attached to adjectival, nominal or verbal elements. The proper treatment of this phenomenon requires a generalization of gradability and modification transcategorially. A semantic account is presented in which extremeness is mapped along several contextually-dependent dimensions, which are sensitive to the properties of the event associated to the expression in the scope of the modifier.
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