Preface viiDescriptive signs ixAcknowledgements xSeries List xiChapter 1 The intensional framework of syntax IChapter 2 Attributive adjectives: the distinction betweenascriptive and associative 19Chapter 3 Predicative and post nominal attributiveadjectives 35Chapter 4 Predicate qualifiers and clausal adjectives 62Chapter 5 Adverbal and postverbal adjectives 81Chapter 6 Minor structures 98Chapter 7 Restrictive and non-restrictive adjectives 117Chapter 8 Intensional grouping 126Chapter 9 Extraclausal adjectives and numerals. Theinterpretation of constructions with have 147Chapter 10 The semantic distinction between modeand comment 167Appendix A The elusive nature of syntax 187Appendix B Towards a formalism for intensional syntax 201VIAppendix C The identity of the adjective positionsReferencesIndex of adjectives and adverbsIndex