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Volume 22, Issue 2
  • ISSN 1606-822X
  • E-ISSN: 2309-5067

Abstract

Abstract

A degree sentence such as conveys both reciprocity and equivalence and hence are termed “Reciprocal Equatives” (RE). Building on Schwarz’s (2007) pioneer study, I suggest an account for this degree construction that covers a wider range of data. To the extent that the proposal is on the right track, it provides new support for building in plurality in the domain of degrees, an idea that has been put forward by Beck (20102014) and Dotlačil & Nouwen (2016).

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