Gradability across grammatical domains in Logoori

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Note: This is an ongoing project, and the title of this poster has changed from "Polysemy and degree scales in Logoori" to "Gradability across grammatical domains in Logoori." --- **Abstract:** We argue that ordered abstract scales are applicable to analyses of a range of grammatical domains. We argue this based primarily on data from Logoori (Bantu: Kenya). The Logoori verb kudoka can be translated into English as 'to arrive'/'to reach,' 'to be enough,' and 'must,' depending on its linguistic context. We propose that these meanings arise from a single semantic denotation that is sensitive to a shared gradable component in the semantics of linguistic expressions referring to gradable property concepts, spatial paths, and modals. The central theoretical issue addressed in this poster is the application of ordered, abstract scales in a model of grammar.

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