The property Degree Adjective has the value "yes" when there is at least one degree word that can precede the adjective it modifies in a <a href="/glossary#neutral-context">neutral context</a>. As with all word order properties, we restrict our attention to <a href="/glossary#productive">productive word order</a> patterns.<br>
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<b><a href="/glossary#degree-word">Definition of Degree Word</a></b><br><br><!--“Degree words are words with meanings like ‘very’, ‘more’, or ‘a little’ that modify the adjective to indicate the degree to which the property denoted by the adjective obtains. Degree words are traditionally referred to as adverbs, though in many languages the degree words do not belong to the same word class as adverbs.â€ <br>
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<b>Reference</b>:<br>
Dryer, Matthew S. 2008. Order of Degree Word and Adjective. In Haspelmath et al. (2008), chapter 91. Available online at <a href="http://wals.info/feature/91"> http://wals.info/feature/91</a href>. Accessed on 2009-03-09.<br>-->

<b>General Note on Word Order Properties</b>:<br>
A "yes" value for Degree Adjective does not exclude a "yes" value for Adjective Degree. In other words, a language could allow both orders in a neutral context.<br>
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<b>NA (Not Applicable)</b>: NA for this property means the language does not have either adjective or degree words that modify adjectives.<br>
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Examples:<br><br>
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English is “yesâ€ for Degree Adjective:<br>
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very big, too big, so big, that big<br>
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English is also “yesâ€ for Adjective Degree:<br>
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big enough, tall enough, rich enough<br>
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Even though the only degree word that can follow the adjective it modifies is “enoughâ€ we consider this to be a productive pattern, since “enoughâ€ can follow an unlimited number of adjectives.<br>
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In other words, English is “yesâ€ for both the property Degree Adjective and the property Adjective Degree.<br>
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3.<br>
Italian is “yesâ€ for Degree Adjective:<br>
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molto alto, <br>
very tall<br>
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troppo alto, <br>
too tall<br>
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così alto, <br>
this tall<br>
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tanto alto <br>
much tall<br>
“so tallâ€<br>
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Italian is also “yesâ€ for Adjective Degree<br>
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alto abbastanza<br>
tall enough <br>
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Icelandic is “yesâ€ for Degree Adjective:<br>
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mjög hávaxinn, <br>
very tall<br>
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of hávaxinn, <br>
too tall,<br>
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svo hávaxinn, <br>
so tall,<br>
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nógu hávaxinn, <br>
enough tall,<br>
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það hávaxinn, <br>
that tall<br>
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6.<br>
Japanese is “yesâ€ for the property Degree Adjective:<br>
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totemo ookii<br>
very      big<br>
“very   bigâ€<br>
