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<p>In the contribution, we provide a theory-based and corpus-verified description of expressions for measure in Czech. We demonstrate that the measure expressions may modify quantity of entities (<italic>approximately ten boys</italic>), internal characteristics of events (<italic>he works a lot</italic>), properties (<italic>very big</italic>) and relations (<italic>completely without sound</italic>). We distinguish between the measure expressions that are an answer to the question <italic>To what extent?</italic> (Extent-modifiers) and expressions that modify an answer to the question <italic>How many?</italic> (Quantity-modifiers). The Extent-modifiers are formally, structurally and semantically more diverse than the Quantity-modifiers. For the Quantity-modifiers a list of forms and functions is provided. Theoretical knowledge stemming from the analysis will subsequently be used to improve the annotation in the Prague Dependency Treebanks. It can be also useful for other semantically-oriented descriptions of language.</p>
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In the contribution, we provide a theory-based and corpus-verified description of expressions for measure in Czech. We demonstrate that the measure expressions may modify quantity of entities (approximately ten boys), internal characteristics of events (he works a lot), properties (very big) and relations (completely without sound). We distinguish between the measure expressions that are an answer to the question To what extent? (Extent-modifiers) and expressions that modify an answer to the question How many? (Quantity-modifiers). The Extent-modifiers are formally, structurally and semantically more diverse than the Quantity-modifiers. For the Quantity-modifiers a list of forms and functions is provided. Theoretical knowledge stemming from the analysis will subsequently be used to improve the annotation in the Prague Dependency Treebanks. It can be also useful for other semantically-oriented descriptions of language.

Expressing Measure in Czech (A Corpus-Based Study)

Journal of Linguistics/Jazykovedný casopis

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In the contribution, we provide a theory-based and corpus-verified description of expressions for measure in Czech. We demonstrate that the measure expressions...

Expressing Measure in Czech (A Corpus-Based Study)

Published Online: Dec 25, 2023

Page range: 108 - 118

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2023-0029

Keywords
measure modifier, syntax, semantic annotation

© 2023 Marie Mikulová, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Expressing Measure in Czech (A Corpus-Based Study)

Published Online: Dec 25, 2023

Page range: 108 - 118

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2023-0029

Keywordsmeasure modifier, syntax, semantic annotation

© 2023 Marie Mikulová, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
measure modifier, syntax, semantic annotation