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...

although theoretically peace affects health, few published evidence for such an association was empirically available. this study aimed to explore the association between peace and life expectancy (le) among the world countries.in an ecological study and using random effects regression model, we examined the association between peace and le among world countries between 2007 and 2012. the le at...