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degree equative (str)
a.k.a.
a fixed-case strategy in equative constructions in which there is a clause which attributes a gradable predicative scale to the comparee, and the standard is expressed as a nominal modifier of a word denoting
degree,
manner, or
quantity. Example: Harar Oromo isíin akká isaaní d'eertuu
She is as tall as themis an instance of the degree equative strategy, with the predicate d'eertuu
is tall, and the standard, isaaní
they [, modifies akkágen ]
manner. (Section 17.2.4)
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