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Not exactly : in praise of vagueness / / Kees van Deemter



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Autore: Deemter Kees van Visualizza persona
Titolo: Not exactly : in praise of vagueness / / Kees van Deemter Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2010
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (358 p.)
Disciplina: 121.68
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Soggetto topico: Vagueness (Philosophy)
Semantics
Logic
Computational linguistics
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Not 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;
Titolo autorizzato: Not exactly  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-19-164785-3
1-282-46580-5
9786612465802
0-19-157288-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910829104903321
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