Abstract: In the recent literature on gradable predicates, it has been argued that the notion of a differential degree (one that measures the distance between two values on a scale) plays a role in the semantics of both adjectival and verbal predicates. This paper provides further evidence in favor of this claim by putting forward a unified account of the prefix po- that attaches to Russian comparative adjectives/adverbs and the attenuative po- that combines with verbs. Building on Filip’s (2000) and Součková’s (2004a, b) analysis of the verbal po-, it is argued that po- is a single prefix whose function is to restrict the differential degree and which applies within the verbal, adjectival, and adverbial domains. In addition, this paper investigates the interaction of this prefix with verbs lexicalizing scales of different dimensions.

中文翻译：

---

跨域测量：形容词和言语衰减词的统一解释

摘要：在最近关于可分级谓词的文献中，有人认为微分度的概念（衡量一个尺度上两个值之间的距离）在形容词和动词谓词的语义中都起作用。本文通过统一描述俄语比较形容词/副词的前缀 po- 和与动词结合的弱化 po- ，为支持这一主张提供了进一步的证据。基于 Filip (2000) 和 Součková (2004a, b) 对动词 po- 的分析，有人认为 po- 是一个单一前缀，其功能是限制差异程度，适用于动词、形容词和副词域. 此外，本文研究了这个前缀与不同维度词汇量表的动词的相互作用。