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Linglib.Fragments.Turkish.Comparison

Turkish Comparative Construction @cite{stassen-1985} #

Turkish uses a separative comparative construction: the standard NP is marked with the ablative suffix -dan/-den (subject to vowel harmony). The adjective appears in its bare (positive) form with no comparative morphology.

Example: Ali Veli-den (daha) uzun 'Ali Veli-ABL (more) tall' = 'Ali is taller than Veli'

The ablative case suffix -dan/-den is the same morpheme used for spatial 'from' (İstanbul'dan 'from Istanbul'), exemplifying @cite{stassen-1985}'s localistic hypothesis: comparative markers derive from spatial case morphology. The optional adverb daha ('more') may intensify but is not required.

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def Fragments.Turkish.Comparison.entry :
Core.ComparativeEntry

Turkish comparative: separative (ablative) standard marker -dan/-den.

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    theorem Fragments.Turkish.Comparison.standard_is_ablative :
    entry.standardCase = Core.Case.abl
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    theorem Fragments.Turkish.Comparison.case_is_fixed :
    entry.caseAssignment = Core.CaseAssignment.fixed
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    theorem Fragments.Turkish.Comparison.encoding_is_adverbial :
    entry.fixedEncoding = some Core.FixedCaseEncoding.adverbial
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    theorem Fragments.Turkish.Comparison.no_degree_morphology :
    entry.hasDegreeMorphology = false