Definition
A pro-adjective is a pro-form that substitutes for an adjective or adjective phrase.
Examples
(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.’
Sources 1
- Schachter 1985, 34