On Vagueness in Authentic English Conversation

Authors

URBANOVÁ Ludmila

Year of publication 1999
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference Brno Studies in English
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Field Linguistics
Keywords vagueness; uncertainty; politeness; approximation
Description Meanings in English conversation tend to be vague due to contextual specifications which are semantic and pragmatic in nature.

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