Difference between revisions of "CP-CMP"

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LÍKT OG, EINS OG, SEM

sem á fyrri öldum

A "CP-CMP" only exists for comparatives where the object of the comparison contains real clausal structure, such as a verb or the gap of a verb. For simple non-clausal comparatives (e.g. "The dog is bigger than the cat", and the Icelandic equivalent which is possible without "than"), see ADJP.

Clausal complements of "og" in "eins og" are usually CP-CMP. See EINS OG in ADJP#ADVR_heads_of_ADJP.

FYRR EN, ÁÐUR EN

When EN takes a clausal complement, it is a CP-CMP, analogous to English "John went to bed earlier than Bill did":

( (IP-MAT (CONJ en-en)
      (NEG ekki-ekki)
      (BEDI var-vera)
      (NP-SBJ (N-N bær$-bær) (D $inn-hinn))
      (VAN opnaður-opna)
      (, ,-,)
      (ADVP-TMP (ADVR fyrr-fyrr)
            (PP (P en-en)
            (CP-CMP (WADVP-1 0)
                (C 0)
                (IP-SUB (ADVP-TMP *T*-1)
                    (NP-SBJ (NPRS-N Hólhreppingar-hólhreppingur))
                    (BEDI voru-vera)
                    (VAN farnir-fara)
                    (ADVP-LOC (ADV burtu-burtu))
                    (PP (P fyrir-fyrir)
                        (NP (ADJ góðri-góður) (N-D stundu-stund)))))))
      (. .-.)))