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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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1. Verfasser: Raffman, Diana
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2013.
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Zusammenfassung: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 multiple arbitrarily different, but equally competent, ways, even when contextual factors are fixed.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199915118
0199915113
9780199392650
019939265X