La modalité appréciative : vers une sémantique de good by Viviane Arigne

“…This article analyses the lexical semantics of the adjective good in indefinite singular NPs such as a good wife, a good burglar or good bread. The adjective good is central to the semantic concept of evaluative modality defined in the framework of the opposition good vs. bad, which is consensually considered to be a positive vs. negative opposition within which good is seen as the positive term. …”
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