Unruly words : a study of vague language /

In 'Unruly Words', Diana Raffman advances a new theory of vagueness which, unlike previous accounts, is genuinely semantic while preserving bivalence. According to this new approach, called the multiple range theory, vagueness consists essentially in a term's being applicable in multi...

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Main Author:	Raffman, Diana (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:	Semantics. Vagueness (Philosophy) Ambiguity. Language and languages > Philosophy. Semantics Sémantique. Vague (Philosophie) Ambiguïté. Langage et langues > Philosophie. semantics. Ambiguity Language and languages > Philosophy Electronic books.
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