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Comparative adjective marking
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Adjective is marked
Example 14-50:
He taller than Bruce.
He
he
tall-er
tall-
compar
than
than
Bruce.
Bruce
He is taller than Bruce.
Example 14-51:
He more taller than Bruce.
He
he
more
compar
tall-er
tall-
compar
than
than
Bruce.
Bruce
He is taller than Bruce.
Example 14-52:
Bruce is more taller than Charles.
Bruce
Bruce
is
is
more
compar
tall-er
tall-
compar
than
than
Charles.
Charles.
Bruce is taller than Charles.
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
African American English
by
Lisa Green
cite
Language:
African American English
Feature:
Comparative adjective marking
Source:
Own knowledge
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