Vagueness, Gradability and Typicality The Interpretation of Adjectives and Nouns |
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| Author:
| Sassoon, Galit Weidman |
| Series title: | Current Research in the Semantics / Pragmatics Interface Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78190-263-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2013 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $183.00 |
Book Description:
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This book presents a study of the connections between vagueness and gradability, and their different manifestations in adjectives (morphological gradability effects) and nouns (typicality effects). It addresses two opposing theoretical approaches from within formal semantics and cognitive psychology.
This book presents a study of the connections between vagueness and gradability, and their different manifestations in adjectives (morphological gradability effects) and nouns (typicality effects). It addresses two opposing theoretical approaches from within formal semantics and cognitive psychology.