Thai comparison

Thai compares with X Adj kwàa Y, an exceed comparative in the atlas: kwàa 'exceed' takes the standard as its object after the predicate. The adjective carries no degree marking, and the superlative exceeds a universal standard.

References

• [Sta13b]

def Thai.Comparison.kwaa : Comparative

The kwàa-comparative, whose marker takes the standard as its object.

Equations

• Thai.Comparison.kwaa = { standardMarker := [Morphology.Morph.free "kwaa"], caseAssignment := Comparative.CaseAssignment.fixed, fixedEncoding := some Comparative.FixedCaseEncoding.directObject }

def Thai.Comparison.superlative : Comparative.SuperlativeStrategy

The superlative exceeds a universal standard.

Equations

• Thai.Comparison.superlative = Comparative.SuperlativeStrategy.exceedAll