Chapter 1 Adjectives: characteristics and classification 3 1.1. Syntactic uses 5 1.2. Inflection 11 1.3. A semantic classification 13 Chapter 2 Projection of adjective phrases I: Complementation 65 2.1.

Prepositional complements 66 2.2. Nominal complements 75 2.3. Discontinuous adjective phrases 84 2.4. Pronominalization of the adjective (phrase) 98 Chapter 3 Projection of adjective phrases II: Modification 101 3.1.

Modification of scalar adjectives 102 3.2. Modification of absolute adjectives 172 3.3. Negative and affirmative contexts 178 3.4. Pronominalization of the adjective 188 3.5.

Special cases 192 Chapter 4 Projection of adjective phrases III: Comparison 203 4.1. Equative, comparative and superlative formation 205 4.2. Syntactic uses of equatives, comparatives and superlatives 244 4.3. Comparison and degree modification 250 4.4.

Pronominalization of the adjective 261 Chapter 5 Attributive use of the adjective phrase 265 5.1. Inflection 266 5.2. Attributively used adjectives versus other prenominal elements 280 5.3. Attributively used complex adjective phrases 288 5.4.

N-ellipsis 298 5.5. Co-occurring adjectives 312 Chapter 6 Predicative use of the adjective phrase 323 6.1. Logical SUBJECTs 325 6.2. Complementive use of the adjective 329 6.3.

Supplementive use of the adjective 360 6.4. Appositive use of the adjective 377 6.5. Clausal SUBJECTS 387 6.6. PP SUBJECTS 411 6.7.

AP SUBJECTS 416 Chapter 7 The partitive genitive construction 419 7.1. The structure of the partitive genitive construction 420 7.2. The partitive genitive construction and its constituents 426 7.3. Modification of the adjectival part 450 7.4.

Special cases: Iets anders/dergelijks 'something else/similar' 456 Chapter 8 Adverbial use of the adjective phrase 463 8.1. The categorial status of adverbs 464 8.2. Modification in the clausal domain: clause and VP adverbs 467 8.3. Modification of adjectival phrases 485 8.4.

Modification of adpositional phrases 486 8.5. Modification of the noun (phrase) 491 Chapter 9 Participles and infinitives: their adjectival use 493 9.1. General discussion 494 9.2. Attributive use 501 9.3.

Predicative use 528 9.4. The partitive genitive construction 546 9.5. Adverbial use 550 9.6. Modification of (pseudo-)participles and deverbal adjectives 551 Chapter 10 Special Constructions 557 10.2.

In het + adjective: In het algemeen 'In general' 564.