Comparative Concept: complementary (cxn)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
complementary (cxn)
| Typ | construction (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | complementary |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | complementary (cxn) |
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Definition
forms that indicate opposing values on a scale where there is no gradience, only categorical values (either the object has the value or it doesn't). Example: alive/dead are complementaries in that one is either alive or not. (Section 4.1.2)