Comparative Concept: comparative referent (inf)

comparative referent (inf)

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Alias(se) comparative referent
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Definition

an unspecified referent occurring in the standard of comparison in a comparative construction. Example: in The boy runs as fast as anyone in his class, anyone is a comparative pronoun expressing a hypothetical referent selected from the class representing the standard to which the boy's running is being compared. (Section 3.5)