Fuzziness-vagueness-generality-ambiguity

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Fuzziness-vagueness-generality-ambiguity

In this paper, I attempt to distinguish four linguistic concepts: fuzziness, vagueness, generality and ambiguity. The distinction between the four concepts is a significant matter, both theoretically and practically. Several tests are discussed from the perspectives of semantics, syntax and pragmati...

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Main Author:	Zhang, Grace
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier 1998
Subjects:	fuzzy language semantics applied linguistics Vagueness vague language
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3014

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