Meaning of Cinquean | Babel Free

Definitions

Relating to the Italian linguist Guglielmo Cinque.

not-comparable

Examples

“A possible solution is to keep⟳ the Cinquean analysis for plain adjectives and modify⟳ it so as to accommodate for operator adjectives as well.”

“Another difficulty with this approach⟳ is that it embodies essentially the Cinquean conception that proved problematic in section 5.3.2. As pointed out there, the nonrestrictive/restrictive contrast seems to cross-cut other semantically based adjective and adverb classes. Thus, even though this is essentially a Cinquean approach⟳, in a curious way it would be difficult to reconcile with a broader Cinquean model⟳ […]”

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