Comparative Deletion and the Overtness Requirement

(3) a. Mari magasabb, mint amilyen magas Peti. Mary taller than how tall Peter ‘Mary is taller than Peter.’ b. Marinak több macskája van, mint ahány macskája Petinek Mary-DAT more cat-POSS.3SG is than how.many cat-POSS.3SG Peter-DAT van. is ‘Mary has more cats than Peter has.’ c. Marinak nagyobb macskája van, mint amilyen nagy macskája Mary-DAT bigger cat-POSS.3SG is than how big cat-POSS.3SG Petinek van. Peter-DAT is ‘Mary has a bigger cat than Peter has.’

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