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'''Superlative''' is an [[inflection]]al form which is characteristic of [[adjective]]s, and which opposes to the [[positive]] and [[comparative]]. | '''Superlative''' is an [[inflection]]al form which is characteristic of [[adjective]]s, and which opposes to the [[positive]] and [[comparative]]. | ||
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If we take the English morphs ''long-longer-longest'', the first one is the positive form, the second the comparative and the third the superlative. | If we take the English morphs ''long-longer-longest'', the first one is the positive form, the second the comparative and the third the superlative. | ||
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| − | + | *[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Superlative&lemmacode=299 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | |
| − | [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Superlative&lemmacode=299 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:17, 16 August 2014
Definition
Superlative is an inflectional form which is characteristic of adjectives, and which opposes to the positive and comparative.
Examples
If we take the English morphs long-longer-longest, the first one is the positive form, the second the comparative and the third the superlative.
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