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Vagueness in context /

Stewart Shapiro aims to develop a comprehensive account of the meaning, function and logic of vague terms in an idealised version of a natural language like English. He sees vagueness as a linguistic phenomenon, due to the kinds of languages that humans speak.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shapiro, Stewart, 1951-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press : Clarendon Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Vagueness (Philosophy)
Semantics (Philosophy)
Language and languages > Philosophy.
Vague (Philosophie)
Sémantique (Philosophie)
Langage et langues > Philosophie.
PHILOSOPHY > Epistemology.
Language and languages > Philosophy
Vagheit
Sprachphilosophie
Filosofie van de wiskunde.
Logica.
Humaniora > Filosofi.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Stewart Shapiro aims to develop a comprehensive account of the meaning, function and logic of vague terms in an idealised version of a natural language like English. He sees vagueness as a linguistic phenomenon, due to the kinds of languages that humans speak.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 226 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-219) and index.
ISBN:9781435623279
1435623274
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