Parity, intransitivity, and a context-sensitive degree analysis of gradability

Australasian Journal of Philosophy

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 313-335

  Benbaji, Yitzhak ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 73649124615     PISSN: 00048402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048400802257754     Document Type: Review

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