L-Parameter: Markers for Proportion (PROPOR)

From Contribution: Adverbial subordinators in European languages

'the p, the q' [German 'je p, desto q']: special type of comparison: expression of proportionality or equivalence of tendency or degree between p and q (e.g. The faster he drove, the paler he grew; As he grew disheartened, (so) his work deteriorated.)

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