tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31003419.post116234045695987666..comments2023-11-02T07:50:38.614-05:00Comments on Lemmings: Heim on Comparative ClausesBrit Brogaardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17944929071368873218noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31003419.post-40419472749593830962008-02-01T08:16:00.000-06:002008-02-01T08:16:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31003419.post-10541224145218013002007-04-07T16:47:00.000-05:002007-04-07T16:47:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31003419.post-1162523489448342032006-11-02T21:11:00.000-06:002006-11-02T21:11:00.000-06:00Right. Know the feeling (the elevator one, except...Right. Know the feeling (the elevator one, except I think I got over it :-) Your take on it seems fine to me. In fact that's a really good way of putting it. Thanks, Alan!Brit Brogaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17944929071368873218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31003419.post-1162445568816808132006-11-01T23:32:00.000-06:002006-11-01T23:32:00.000-06:00Hi Alan,So,'A basketball player over 7 feet in hei...Hi Alan,<BR/>So,<BR/>'A basketball player over 7 feet in height is taller than almost any ancient politician ever was'<BR/><BR/>Interestingly, this turns the sentence into a generic. Let me see if I can find a non-generic. What about:<BR/><BR/>'some baskedball player over 7 feet in height was taller than almost any ancient politician ever was' <BR/><BR/>So, the logical form would be (informally):<BR/><BR/>wh5[it was the case that almost any ancient politician is t5]]4 [it was the case that some basketball player over 7 feet in height is taller than t4]<BR/><BR/>This seems fine, as the two occurrences of the past tense are scope-independent.Brit Brogaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17944929071368873218noreply@blogger.com