Activating attributes in frames
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The general topic addressed in this paper is the activation of scalar attributes in the context of degree gradation of non-scalar verbs. Non-scalar verbs such as German stinken ‘stink’ do not lexically encode a scale, meaning there is no scalar attribute in their lexical representation. Nevertheless such verbs can be used in a degree context as in (1). In the sentence, the intensifier sehr ‘very’ specifies the intensity of the dog’s smell.
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تاریخ انتشار 2015