Syntax-Semantics Interface in Malay Comparatives

Malay is an SVO agglutinative language. The language expresses comparatives morphologically and syntactically. Syntactically, the degree adverb, such as ‘sangat’ and ‘paling’, is used to indicate comparative by placing itu before or after an adjective as shown in (1) to (3): (1) Shafiq seorang ketu...

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Main Authors: Bakar, Norsofiah Abu, Yusoff, Radiah
Other Authors: Moussa, Pourya Asl
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusiaan 2019
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/45723/1/ART29.pdf
http://eprints.usm.my/45723/
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