Finnish comparison

Finnish compares with X on Adj-mpi kuin Y. The particle kuin marks the standard, a particle comparative in the atlas, and a secondary construction puts the standard in the partitive instead; Stassen classes Finnish as primarily particle and secondarily separative. The degree is marked by the suffix -mpi, and the superlative is morphological.

References

• [Sta85]
• [Sta13b]

def Finnish.Comparison.mpi : Morphology.Morph

The suffix of the comparative.

Equations

• Finnish.Comparison.mpi = Morphology.Morph.suff "mpi"

def Finnish.Comparison.kuin : Comparative

The kuin-comparative, the primary construction, with a particle-marked standard.

Equations

• Finnish.Comparison.kuin = { standardMarker := [Morphology.Morph.free "kuin"], caseAssignment := Comparative.CaseAssignment.derived, degreeMarkers := [Finnish.Comparison.mpi] }

def Finnish.Comparison.partitive : Comparative

The secondary construction, with the standard in the partitive.

Equations

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def Finnish.Comparison.superlative : Comparative.SuperlativeStrategy

The superlative is morphological.

Equations

• Finnish.Comparison.superlative = Comparative.SuperlativeStrategy.morphological