Communicating through vague language : a comparative study of L1 and L2 speakers /

"Vague language refers to expressions with unspecified meaning (for instance, 'I kind of want that job'), and is an important but often overlooked part of linguistic communication. This book is a comparative study of vague language based on naturally occurring data of a rare combinati...

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Main Authors:	Sabet, Peyman G. P., 1976- (Author), Zhang, Grace Qiao (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Subjects:	Semantics. Vagueness (Philosophy) Ambiguity. Language and languages > Philosophy. FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Pragmatics. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics.