John is more rich than Mary is beautiful There is in (8a), (8b) and (9) an implied notional comparison of the extent or magnitude of two distinctly different but related attributes: wealth vs beauty, which is possible in English sometimes, but not in other languages, such as Chinese, where only the magnitude of the same attribute may be compared.
this equated attribute allows for comparison and pragmatic manipulation by means of logical reasoning uniquely incorporated into the human communication chain.