Turkish Comparative Construction [Sta85] #
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 [Sta85]'s
localistic hypothesis: comparative markers derive from spatial case morphology.
The optional adverb daha ('more') may intensify but is not required. No
superlative strategy is recorded: the free superlative word en fits none of
SuperlativeStrategy's cases.
The ablative comparative: -dan/-den-marked standard, optional free
daha, no degree morphology.
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Optional free degree word daha; the adjective itself carries no comparative morphology.