02703nam 2200685Ia 450 991045707240332120191030193359.01-282-46580-597866124658020-19-157288-8(CKB)2550000000006687(EBL)480669(OCoLC)550640752(SSID)ssj0000341006(PQKBManifestationID)11243867(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000341006(PQKBWorkID)10389316(PQKB)10200011(MiAaPQ)EBC480669(Au-PeEL)EBL480669(CaPaEBR)ebr10362184(CaONFJC)MIL246580(EXLCZ)99255000000000668720090907d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNot exactly[electronic resource] in praise of vagueness /Kees van DeemterOxford ;Oxford Oxford University Pressc20101 online resource (358 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-964573-6 0-19-954590-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; List of Figures; Prologue; 1. Introduction: False Clarity; PART I: VAGUENESS, WHERE ONE LEAST EXPECTS IT; PART II: THEORIES OF VAGUENESS; PART III: WORKING MODELS OF VAGUENESS; Notes; Recommended Reading; References; IndexNot everything is black and white. Our daily lives are full of vagueness or fuzziness. Language is the most obvious example - for instance, when we describe someone as tall, it is as though there is a particular height beyond which a person can be considered 'tall'. Likewise the terms 'blond' or 'overweight' in common usage. We often think in discontinuous categories when we are considering something continuous.In this book, van Deemter cuts across various disciplines in considering the nature and importance of vagueness. He looks at the principles of measurement, and how we choose categories;Vagueness (Philosophy)SemanticsLogicComputational linguisticsElectronic books.Vagueness (Philosophy)Semantics.Logic.Computational linguistics.121.68401401.43401/.43511.313Deemter Kees van957415MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457072403321Not exactly2168617UNINA