Elasticity of vague language
This study develops an overarching theoretical framework of the strategic elasticity of vague language (e.g., “I probably have some books on the topic”), which has been lacking in the literature. The metaphor of a slingshot used in this study describes the stretching of vague language (VL) to target...
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Walter de Gruyter
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39068 |