(By Hannah J. Haynie): "This feature focuses on the presence of a phonologically free marker of comparative degree that modifies the property word in a comparative construction (e.g. French plus grand). We specifically focus on comparative constructions where the standard of comparison is overtly expressed (e.g. meanings like ‘Maria is taller than John’) but also count clearly comparative forms where the standard of comparison is null/implied/inferred from the context (e.g. meanings like ‘Maria is taller’). The comparative constructions of interest express superiority (as in the French and English examples above), not inferiority (e.g. meanings like ‘John is less athletic than Maria’). ❡
This feature requires that the degree marker modify the property word. It should not be phonologically bound."