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<ul class="crumbs"><li><a href="../webs.html">★</a></li><li><a href="index.html">inflections</a></li><li><a href="index.html#3">Chapter 3: Grammatical Uses of Inflection</a></li><li><b>Grading Adjectives</b></li></ul><p class="purpose">To inflect adjectives into comparative and superlative forms.</p>
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<ul class="toc"><li><a href="#SP1">§1. Constructing comparatives</a></li></ul><hr class="tocbar">
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<p class="inwebparagraph"><a id="SP1"></a><b>§1. Constructing comparatives. </b>In English, the comparative of an adjective can generally be formed by
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suffixing the inflected form with "than"; thus, "big" to "bigger than".
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The following does the suffixing:
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<span class="plain"><</span><span class="identifier">comparative</span><span class="plain">-</span><span class="identifier">construction</span><span class="plain">> ::=</span>
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<span class="plain">... </span><span class="identifier">than</span>
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<p class="inwebparagraph"></p>
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<p class="inwebparagraph"><a id="SP2"></a><b>§2. </b></p>
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<span class="identifier">wording</span><span class="plain"> </span><span class="functiontext">Grading::make_comparative</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">wording</span><span class="plain"> </span><span class="identifier">W</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">PREFORM_LANGUAGE_TYPE</span><span class="plain"> *</span><span class="identifier">nl</span><span class="plain">) {</span>
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<span class="identifier">TEMPORARY_TEXT</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">comprised</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="identifier">TEMPORARY_TEXT</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">transformed</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="reserved">if</span><span class="plain"> (*(</span><span class="identifier">Lexer::word_text</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">Wordings::first_wn</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">W</span><span class="plain">))) == </span><span class="character">'\</span><span class="plain">"</span><span class="character">'</span><span class="plain">)</span>
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<span class="identifier">WRITE_TO</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">comprised</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="string">"some-long-text"</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="reserved">else</span>
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<span class="identifier">WRITE_TO</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">comprised</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="string">"%N"</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">Wordings::first_wn</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">W</span><span class="plain">));</span>
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<span class="reserved">if</span><span class="plain"> (</span><span class="identifier">nl</span><span class="plain"> == </span><span class="identifier">NULL</span><span class="plain">) </span><span class="identifier">nl</span><span class="plain"> = </span><span class="identifier">English_language</span><span class="plain">;</span>
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<span class="identifier">match_avinue</span><span class="plain"> *</span><span class="identifier">comp_trie</span><span class="plain"> =</span>
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<span class="functiontext">Preform::Nonparsing::define_trie</span><span class="plain">(<</span><span class="identifier">adjective</span><span class="plain">-</span><span class="identifier">to</span><span class="plain">-</span><span class="identifier">comparative</span><span class="plain">>, </span><span class="identifier">TRIE_END</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">nl</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="functiontext">Inflections::suffix_inflection</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">transformed</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">comp_trie</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">comprised</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="identifier">wording</span><span class="plain"> </span><span class="identifier">PW</span><span class="plain"> = </span><span class="identifier">Feeds::feed_stream</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">transformed</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="identifier">word_assemblage</span><span class="plain"> </span><span class="identifier">merged</span><span class="plain"> =</span>
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<span class="functiontext">Preform::Nonparsing::merge</span><span class="plain">(<</span><span class="identifier">comparative</span><span class="plain">-</span><span class="identifier">construction</span><span class="plain">>, 0,</span>
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<span class="identifier">WordAssemblages::from_wording</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">PW</span><span class="plain">));</span>
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<span class="identifier">PW</span><span class="plain"> = </span><span class="identifier">WordAssemblages::to_wording</span><span class="plain">(&</span><span class="identifier">merged</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="identifier">LOGIF</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">CONSTRUCTED_PLURALS</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="string">"[Comparative of %W is %W]\</span><span class="plain">n</span><span class="string">"</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">W</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">PW</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="identifier">DISCARD_TEXT</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">transformed</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="identifier">DISCARD_TEXT</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">comprised</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="reserved">return</span><span class="plain"> </span><span class="identifier">PW</span><span class="plain">;</span>
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<span class="plain">}</span>
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<span class="identifier">wording</span><span class="plain"> </span><span class="functiontext">Grading::make_superlative</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">wording</span><span class="plain"> </span><span class="identifier">W</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">PREFORM_LANGUAGE_TYPE</span><span class="plain"> *</span><span class="identifier">nl</span><span class="plain">) {</span>
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<span class="identifier">TEMPORARY_TEXT</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">comprised</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="identifier">TEMPORARY_TEXT</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">transformed</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="reserved">if</span><span class="plain"> (*(</span><span class="identifier">Lexer::word_text</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">Wordings::first_wn</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">W</span><span class="plain">))) == </span><span class="character">'\</span><span class="plain">"</span><span class="character">'</span><span class="plain">)</span>
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<span class="identifier">WRITE_TO</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">comprised</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="string">"some-long-text"</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="reserved">else</span>
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<span class="identifier">WRITE_TO</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">comprised</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="string">"%N"</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">Wordings::first_wn</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">W</span><span class="plain">));</span>
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<span class="reserved">if</span><span class="plain"> (</span><span class="identifier">nl</span><span class="plain"> == </span><span class="identifier">NULL</span><span class="plain">) </span><span class="identifier">nl</span><span class="plain"> = </span><span class="identifier">English_language</span><span class="plain">;</span>
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<span class="identifier">match_avinue</span><span class="plain"> *</span><span class="identifier">comp_trie</span><span class="plain"> =</span>
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<span class="functiontext">Preform::Nonparsing::define_trie</span><span class="plain">(<</span><span class="identifier">adjective</span><span class="plain">-</span><span class="identifier">to</span><span class="plain">-</span><span class="identifier">superlative</span><span class="plain">>, </span><span class="identifier">TRIE_END</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">nl</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="functiontext">Inflections::suffix_inflection</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">transformed</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">comp_trie</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">comprised</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="identifier">wording</span><span class="plain"> </span><span class="identifier">PW</span><span class="plain"> = </span><span class="identifier">Feeds::feed_stream</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">transformed</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="identifier">LOGIF</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">CONSTRUCTED_PLURALS</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="string">"[Superlative of %W is %W]\</span><span class="plain">n</span><span class="string">"</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">W</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">PW</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="identifier">DISCARD_TEXT</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">transformed</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="identifier">DISCARD_TEXT</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">comprised</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="reserved">return</span><span class="plain"> </span><span class="identifier">PW</span><span class="plain">;</span>
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<span class="plain">}</span>
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</pre>
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<p class="inwebparagraph"></p>
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<p class="endnote">The function Grading::make_comparative appears nowhere else.</p>
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<p class="endnote">The function Grading::make_superlative appears nowhere else.</p>
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<p class="inwebparagraph"><a id="SP3"></a><b>§3. </b>There has to be a better term than "quiddity" for this grammatical construct,
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but what I mean is the property for which the given adjective makes a
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comparison: for instance, "tallness" for "tall", or "steeliness" for
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"steely".
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</p>
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<span class="identifier">wording</span><span class="plain"> </span><span class="functiontext">Grading::make_quiddity</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">wording</span><span class="plain"> </span><span class="identifier">W</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">PREFORM_LANGUAGE_TYPE</span><span class="plain"> *</span><span class="identifier">nl</span><span class="plain">) {</span>
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<span class="identifier">TEMPORARY_TEXT</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">comprised</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="identifier">TEMPORARY_TEXT</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">transformed</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="reserved">if</span><span class="plain"> (*(</span><span class="identifier">Lexer::word_text</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">Wordings::first_wn</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">W</span><span class="plain">))) == </span><span class="character">'\</span><span class="plain">"</span><span class="character">'</span><span class="plain">)</span>
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<span class="identifier">WRITE_TO</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">comprised</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="string">"some-long-text"</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="reserved">else</span>
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<span class="identifier">WRITE_TO</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">comprised</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="string">"%N"</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">Wordings::first_wn</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">W</span><span class="plain">));</span>
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<span class="reserved">if</span><span class="plain"> (</span><span class="identifier">nl</span><span class="plain"> == </span><span class="identifier">NULL</span><span class="plain">) </span><span class="identifier">nl</span><span class="plain"> = </span><span class="identifier">English_language</span><span class="plain">;</span>
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<span class="identifier">match_avinue</span><span class="plain"> *</span><span class="identifier">comp_trie</span><span class="plain"> =</span>
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<span class="functiontext">Preform::Nonparsing::define_trie</span><span class="plain">(<</span><span class="identifier">adjective</span><span class="plain">-</span><span class="identifier">to</span><span class="plain">-</span><span class="identifier">quiddity</span><span class="plain">>, </span><span class="identifier">TRIE_END</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">nl</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="functiontext">Inflections::suffix_inflection</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">transformed</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">comp_trie</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">comprised</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="identifier">wording</span><span class="plain"> </span><span class="identifier">PW</span><span class="plain"> = </span><span class="identifier">Feeds::feed_stream</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">transformed</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="identifier">LOGIF</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">CONSTRUCTED_PLURALS</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="string">"[Quiddity of %W is %W]\</span><span class="plain">n</span><span class="string">"</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">W</span><span class="plain">, </span><span class="identifier">PW</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="identifier">DISCARD_TEXT</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">transformed</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="identifier">DISCARD_TEXT</span><span class="plain">(</span><span class="identifier">comprised</span><span class="plain">);</span>
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<span class="reserved">return</span><span class="plain"> </span><span class="identifier">PW</span><span class="plain">;</span>
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<span class="plain">}</span>
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<p class="endnote">The function Grading::make_quiddity appears nowhere else.</p>
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