Abstract In this article, we discuss some fundamental issues as well several unresolved questions of degree-based theories in contemporary linguistics from the perspective East Asian languages, with a view to pointing out directions for future research. We first focus on controversies surrounding studies comparative constructions literature, i.e., phrasal comparison vs. clausal comparison, indi...

Abstract Is a human more conscious than an octopus? In the science of consciousness, it's oftentimes assumed that some creatures (or mental states) are others. But in recent years, number philosophers have argued notion degrees consciousness is conceptually confused. This paper (1) argues most prominent objections to unsustainable, (2) examines semantics ‘more than’ expressions, (3) develops an...