A possible solution is to keep the Cinquean analysis for plain adjectives and modify it so as to accommodate for operator adjectives as well.
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A possible solution is to keep the Cinquean analysis for plain adjectives and modify it so as to accommodate for operator adjectives as well.
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Another difficulty with this approach is that it embodies essentially the Cinquean conception that proved problematic in section 5.3.2. As pointed out there, the nonrestrictive/restrictive contrast seems to cross-cut other semantically based adjective and adverb classes. Thus, even though this is essentially a Cinquean approach, in a curious way it would be difficult to reconcile with a broader Cinquean model […]
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