Parity, Intransitivity, and a Context-Sensitive Degree Analysis of Gradability

Yitzhak Benbaji*

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Abstract

Larry Temkin challenged what seems to be an analytic truth about comparatives: if A is Φ-er than B and B is Φ-er than C, then, A is Φ-er than C. Ruth Chang denies a related claim: if A is Φ-er than B and C is not Φ-er than B, but is Φ to a certain degree, then A is Φ-er than C. In this paper I advance a context-sensitive semantics of gradability according to which the data uncovered by Temkin and Chang leave both statements intact.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)313-335
Number of pages23
JournalAustralasian Journal of Philosophy
Volume87
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2009
Externally publishedYes

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