This volume, “Pragmatic Aspects of Scalar Modifiers: The Semantics-Pragmatics Interface,” by Osamu Sawada (Author), delves into the intricate meaning of scalar modifiers such as “more than,” “a bit,” and “much.” Examining these expressions from a unique standpoint at the intersection of semantics and pragmatics, the book highlights their usage in natural languages for measuring objects or events. However, it also demonstrates how cross-linguistically, scalar modifiers can convey subjective feelings or discourse pragmatic information through conventional implicature (CI). For instance, “more than anything” in English might signify the importance of an utterance, while “chotto” in Japanese weakens the imposition of a speech act’s degree. Through extensive data from Japanese and other languages, Sawada explores the dual-use phenomenon of scalar modifiers, arguing that despite their semantic and CI meanings being logically distinct, they are inseparably linked. This book offers a fresh perspective on the semantic-pragmatic interface, making it essential reading for researchers and students in Japanese linguistics, semantics, pragmatics, and theoretical linguistics.