From Lexical Meaning To Contextual Interpretation: Gradable Adjectives in Ramthawi Arabic A Qualitative and Descriptive Study of Word Meaning and Context
This paper examines the meaning of gradable adjectives and degree modification in Ramthawi Arabic. It focuses on adjectives such as ṭawīl ‘tall’, kabīr ‘big’, ġāli ‘expensive’, ḥāmi ‘hot’, and zuʔug ‘overly salty’, and layig ‘beautiful/nice’whose interpretation can change depending on context. The study argues that the...