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. Ed(S): Egre, Paul; Klinedinst, Nathan - Vagueness and Language Use - 9781349315741 - V9781349315741
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Vagueness and Language Use

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Description for Vagueness and Language Use paperback. This volume brings together twelve papers by linguists and philosophers contributing novel empirical and formal considerations to theorizing about vagueness. Three main issues are addressed: gradable expressions and comparison, the semantics of degree adverbs and intensifiers (such as 'clearly'), and ways of evading the sorites paradox. Editor(s): Egre, Paul; Klinedinst, Nathan. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; CFGA; HPM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
This volume brings together twelve papers by linguists and philosophers contributing novel empirical and formal considerations to theorizing about vagueness. Three main issues are addressed: gradable expressions and comparison, the semantics of degree adverbs and intensifiers (such as 'clearly'), and ways of evading the sorites paradox.

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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition
Number of Pages
319
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349315741
SKU
V9781349315741
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About . Ed(S): Egre, Paul; Klinedinst, Nathan
CHRIS BARKER is Professor, Department of Linguistics, New York University, USA PABLO COBREROS teaches Logic and Philosophy of Science at The University of Navarra, Spain ARIEL COHEN is Senior Lecturer of Linguistics, Ben Gurion University, Israel DELIA GRAFF FARA is Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Princeton University, USA SCOTT FULTS University of Maryland, USA CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY is Professor and Chair, ... Read more

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