01393nas a2200121   4500008004100000245014800041210012500189300001100314490000700325520083900332100003901171856006101210       1987                        eng d00aНякои семантични наблюдения върху сравнението в английския и българския език0 aНякои семантични наблюдения върху сравнението в английския и бъл  a5–110 v123 aSome semantic factors affecting the concrete realization in English and Bulgarian of the comparison operator are dwelt upon. The categorial meaning of this operator is defined and its direct dependence on the ‘GRADABLE’ feature of the compared items is thrown into relief. It is noteworthy that this feature may be either inherent in the lexical items or assigned secondarily. It is also argued that the direction of the comparison should follow that of meaning inclusion in the hierarchy. According to the proposition status a distinction is drawn between ‘general’ and ‘partial’ comparison. Cases in which the operator affects the modal characteristics of the sentence are considered as well. In conclusion the choice of an exponent has been found to be directly related to the items governed by the comparison operator.1 aГрозданова, Лиляна  uhttp://www.scripta-bulgarica.eu/bg/biblio/grozdanova1987