On February 8, 2024 at 14:00 EET, Marian Călborean (University of Bucharest) will give a talk in the Logic Seminar.
Title: The logic of gradable adjectives: a layered supervaluationism and parametrized degree-theory II
Abstract:
The adjective ‘Heavy’ is unidimensional, since it depends only on weight, while ‘clever’ is multidimensional, depending on various factors. The logic of unidimensional comparatives has been studied extensively, in two traditions: the delination approach started by Hans Kamp and Sally McConnell-Ginet and the degree-theoretical approach championed by Chris Kennedy. To add multidimensionality to the former, I propose and study a layered supervaluationism based on a hierarchy of relations by arity. For the latter, I use \((m,n)\)-Ferrers properties (Öztürk 2008, Carpentiere, Giarlotta and Watson 2018) to weaken transitivity and define an aggregation function over dimensions.
The talk will take place physically at FMI (Academiei 14), Hall 214 “Google”.