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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>A '''subcomparative construction''' is a [[comparative construction]] in which the [[standard]] expression is a complete non-elliptical clause.<br />
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===Examples===<br />
In ordinary comparative constructions, the standard can be regarded as [[ellipsis|elliptical]]:<br />
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*(i) ''Inga is older than Britta [...].'' (= is old)<br />
*(ii) ''Inga found more mushrooms than Britta [...].'' (= found mushrooms)<br />
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In subcomparatives, there is no [[ellipsis]]:<br />
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*(iii) ''This door is taller than that window is wide.''<br />
*(iv) ''Lee invited more men than Raj invited women.''<br />
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===References===<br />
*Corver, Norbert. (1993) “A Note on Subcomparatives.” ''Linguistic Inquiry'' 24.4:773-781.<br />
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===Other languages===<br />
German [[Subkomparativ]]<br />
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