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abstract Adjective = Cat ** {
fun
The principal ways of forming an adjectival phrase are
positive, comparative, relational, reflexive-relational, and
elliptic-relational.
(The superlative use is covered in Noun.SuperlA.)
PositA : A -> AP ; -- warm
ComparA : A -> NP -> AP ; -- warmer than Spain
ComplA2 : A2 -> NP -> AP ; -- divisible by 2
ReflA2 : A2 -> AP ; -- divisible by itself
UseA2 : A2 -> A ; -- divisible
Sentence and question complements defined for all adjectival phrases, although the semantics is only clear for some adjectives.
SentAP : AP -> SC -> AP ; -- great that she won, uncertain if she did
An adjectival phrase can be modified by an adadjective, such as very.
AdAP : AdA -> AP -> AP ; -- very uncertain
The formation of adverbs from adjective (e.g. quickly) is covered by Adverb.
}