The SPECIALIST Lexicon

Adjective Positions

  • SPECIALIST recongnizes two main positions for adjectives:
    • Attributive adjectives:
      occur between determiners and nouns.
    • Predicative adjectives:

  • Allowable fillers for adjective positions:

    CodeCategoryExamples
    position=attrib(1)Qualitative, 1st order in an npraw, big, severe, pale, bright, clear
    position=attrib(2)Color, 2nd order in an npred, brown, purple
    position=attrib(3)Classifying, 3rd order in an npmock, favorite, roast, red, cardiac, wooden
    position=attribcAttributive adjectiveseasy, difficult
    position=predPredicative adjectivesred, raw, clear, bright, pale, purple, proper
    position=postPost-nominal adjectivesclear, elect, responsible, proper