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English and Comparative Literary Studies

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English and Comparative Literary Studies at University of Warwick

Language: English Studies in English
Subject area: languages
University website: www.warwick.ac.uk
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

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Comparative
In linguistics, the comparative is a syntactic construction that serves to express a comparison between two (or more) entities or groups of entities in quality, or degree. See comparison (grammar) for an overview of comparison, as well as positive and superlative degrees of comparison.
Rice, maize, soybeans and wheat are the main source of nutrients for over 2 billion people living in poor countries. But with climate change and the rising amount of CO2 in the air we breathe, their already low nutrient value compared to meat, for instance, is set to decrease.
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