TY - JOUR
T1 - Parity, Intransitivity, and a Context-Sensitive Degree Analysis of Gradability
AU - Benbaji, Yitzhak
PY - 2009/6
Y1 - 2009/6
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1080/00048400802257754
DO - 10.1080/00048400802257754
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AN - SCOPUS:73649124615
SN - 0004-8402
VL - 87
SP - 313
EP - 335
JO - Australasian Journal of Philosophy
JF - Australasian Journal of Philosophy
IS - 2
ER -