Talk:double

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@Brett:, why do you categorise it as an adjective when it is in predeterminer function? See CGEL p.434. Victor Bob [talk] 00:18, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

I don't understand the question.--Brett (talk) 15:39, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

CGEL (p.434) takes it to be a noun. Victor Bob [talk] 15:45, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

So it does! Thanks for catching my error.--Brett (talk) 07:54, 29 September 2023 (UTC)

That said, how do you get doubly if double is a noun?--Brett (talk) 06:24, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

Maybe it should be analyzed as an adjective, in spite of the fact that CGEL says it's a noun. Victor Bob [talk] 10:00, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

I am not sure. See here. Personally speaking, perhaps double is a determinative.

--Victor Bob [talk] 12:12, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

I can't see any reason to think it's a determinative. You can't say, *I ride double bicycle.--Brett (talk) 20:17, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

It's a special determinative which can function as predeterminer, or internal modifier. Victor Bob [talk] 00:39, 4 October 2023 (UTC)