The study found that context, specifically the presence of a contrasting object, influences how people interpret relative adjectives (like "warm") but not minimum-standard absolute adjectives (like "breezy"). This suggests that the brain uses different strategies to process these two types of adjectives, relying on visual context for relative adjectives but not for absolute adjectives.

None identified. The authors acknowledge funding from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, but this does not appear to represent a conflict of interest related to the research topic.

This study makes a valuable contribution to understanding how scalar meaning is processed incrementally. The experimental design is well-constructed, and the findings are clearly presented. The pre-registration of the study enhances its rigor. However, some limitations regarding the exploration of alternative explanations, the reliance on a single methodology, and generalizability slightly lower the rating from a 5 to a 4.