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# Oral Presentation for "Degrees and Standards in the Meanings of Roots"

Preferred citation (DataCite format):

  Beavers, John; Koontz-Garboden, Andrew; Spicer, Scott (2021).
  Oral Presentation for "Degrees and Standards in the Meanings of Roots".
  University of Arizona Research Data Repository.
  Presentation. https://doi.org/10.25422/azu.data.14481780


Corresponding Author:
  John Beavers, The University of Texas at Austin, jtbeavers@utexas.edu


License:
  CC BY 4.0


DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25422/azu.data.14481780



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## Summary

This talk was presented on 2021 April 8 - 11 at the [39th meeting of the West
Coast Conference on Formal
Linguistics](https://sites.google.com/view/wccfl2021/).

Provided abstract:
On scalar approaches, the roots of change-of-state verbs denote measure
functions, with comparison to a scalar standard introduced by higher
functional material. We propose roots instead denote stative predicates, as in
event structural approaches, albeit introducing comparison to an unspecified
standard as part of the state. Higher functional material serves to set the
specific standard, introduce additional types of comparison, and govern access
to degrees for purposes of degree modification.



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## Additional Notes

Links:
  - https://sites.google.com/view/wccfl2021/

This presentation is part of the 2021 West Coast Conference on Formal
Linguistics collection, which is available here:
https://doi.org/10.25422/azu.data.c.5325401