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Vagueness in Context Hardback - 2006

by Stewart Shapiro

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Stewart Shapiro's ambition in Vagueness in Context is to develop a comprehensive account of the meaning, function, and logic of vague terms in an idealized version of a natural language like English. It is a commonplace that the extensions of vague terms vary according to their context: a person can be tall with respect to male accountants and not tall (even short) with respect to professional basketball players. The key feature of Shapiro's account is that the extensions of vague terms also vary in the course of conversations and that, in some cases, a competent speaker can go either way without sinning against the meaning of the words or the non-linguistic facts. As Shapiro sees it, vagueness is a linguistic phenomenon, due to the kinds of languages that humans speak; but vagueness is also due to the world we find ourselves in, as we try to communicate features of it to each other.

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  • Title Vagueness in Context
  • Author Stewart Shapiro
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1St
  • Pages 242
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher OUP Oxford, 2006. 242p. Hardback. Shapiro has produced a rich book
  • Publication date 2006-02-23
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780199280391 / 0199280398
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6 x 0.9 in (23.62 x 15.24 x 2.29 cm)
  • Category Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
  • Library of Congress subjects Language and languages - Philosophy, Semantics (Philosophy)
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2005026129
  • Dewey Decimal Code 121.68
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