What is a pro-adjective?

Definition
	A pro-adjective is a pro-form that substitutes for an adjective or adjective phrase.

Example (French)

The word le is a pro-adjective, as in the following:

Jean est grand mais je ne le suis pas

Jean is tall but I NEG PRO_ADJ am not

‘Jean is tall, but I’m not.’

Source:

Schachter 1985 34

Source
	Schachter 1985 34

Concept module: pro-adjective
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): P
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Linguistics

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