• DOI:10.1016/S0378-2166(97)00014-3
Corpus ID: 145748864

Fuzziness - vagueness - generality - ambiguity

@article{Zhang1998FuzzinessV,
  title={Fuzziness - vagueness - generality - ambiguity},
  author={Q. Zhang},
  journal={Journal of Pragmatics},
  year={1998},
  volume={29},
  pages={13-31}
}

Q. Zhang

Published 1998

Psychology

Journal of Pragmatics

Abstract In this paper, I attempt to distinguish four linguistic concepts: fuzziness, vagueness, generality and ambiguity. The distinction between the four concepts is a significant matter, both theoretically and practically. Several tests are discussed from the perspectives of semantics, syntax and pragmatics. It is my contention that fuzziness, vagueness, and generality are licensed by Grice's Co-operative Principle, i.e. they are just as important as precision in language. It is concluded… CONTINUE READING

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