On the Comparative and Absolute Readings of Superlatives

semantically blind account of the licensing of the comparative reading. Closer consideration of the data reveals that not all types of wh- expres-sions license the comparative reading of superlatives. Thus, note first that a relative wh-phrase can license the comparative reading only when it has a definite head, as the examples in (9) show. (9)a. ................
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