Translation of Chinese xiehouyu (sayings) and relevance theory
This paper investigates how the phenomenon of fuzzy language, such as 'many' in 'Mary has many friends', can be explained by Relevance Theory (RT, Sperber and Wilson, 1986, 1995, 1998, 2002, Wilson and Sperber 2002). It is concluded that the use of fuzzy language conforms with op...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Akadmiai Kiad
2006
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35534 |