English Comparative Correlatives and Related Constructions

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This article argues that the introduction of the + COMPAR(ATIVE) of Comparative Correlatives (CC's) just indicates the beginning of the construction and its ending is the performance issue due to the fact that CC's do not always consist of two clauses but may consist of “more than three clauses.” I also discuss discourse properties of CC's and show the meaning of CC's might be expressed by VP's like Double your gun, double your fun! and related constructions such as CC's without the and repetition of NP's like More Stores, More Choices. I also criticize den Dikken (2005) by showing the example of the + COMPAR coming at the end of the clause without being fronted.

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