Lecture Notes

LEC # TOPICS
1

Introduction (PDF)

  • The Semantics of Grading and Degree
  • Vague Predicates
  • Degrees Relations
2

A Semantic Typology of Gradable Predicates (PDF)

  • Scale Structure and Degree Modification
  • Relative vs. Absolute Gradable Adjectives
3

The Grammar of Vagueness (PDF)

  • What exactly is the standard of comparison and how is it determined?
4 Comparison and Logical Form 1 (PDF)
5

Comparison and Logical Form 2 (PDF)

  • "Less" Comparatives
6 Comparatives and Qualifiers (PDF)
7 Scope of Degree Operators (PDF)
8

The Grammar of Measurement (PDF)

  • Partitives and Related Matters
  • Amount Relatives
9

Aspect and Degree (PDF)

  • Telicity and Degree of Change