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There were several problems with the semantics section which I have tried to fix.
Finally, this section only discusses are small part of the semantics of adjectives, and should be extended. Ted BJ ( talk) 20:57, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
What is the term for an adjective that is redundant but included for emphasis, such as "the bright sun"? I don't mean a tautology; there is a special term when the purpose is emphasis. It may be "pleonasm", but I thought there was something more specific when used for emphasis. I didn't see anything in the article for this. BMJ-pdx ( talk) 12:15, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
I found where I first saw what I was thinking of, and it is "pleonasm" (not to be confused with "neoplasm" :) . From WordNet(r) 3.1:
Albeit not as poetic as "The bright sun bore down upon them.".
"Pleonastic" is a lacking omission from the article, but I'll leave to someone with knowing erudition to try to shoehorn it in.
BMJ-pdx ( talk) 17:08, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
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There were several problems with the semantics section which I have tried to fix.
Finally, this section only discusses are small part of the semantics of adjectives, and should be extended. Ted BJ ( talk) 20:57, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
What is the term for an adjective that is redundant but included for emphasis, such as "the bright sun"? I don't mean a tautology; there is a special term when the purpose is emphasis. It may be "pleonasm", but I thought there was something more specific when used for emphasis. I didn't see anything in the article for this. BMJ-pdx ( talk) 12:15, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
I found where I first saw what I was thinking of, and it is "pleonasm" (not to be confused with "neoplasm" :) . From WordNet(r) 3.1:
Albeit not as poetic as "The bright sun bore down upon them.".
"Pleonastic" is a lacking omission from the article, but I'll leave to someone with knowing erudition to try to shoehorn it in.
BMJ-pdx ( talk) 17:08, 19 March 2024 (UTC)