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024 7 _a10.1163/9789004248588
_2DOI
035 _a(OCoLC)828143268
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100 1 _aSassoon, Galit W.
245 1 0 _aVagueness, gradability and typicality :
_bthe interpretation of adjectives and nouns /
_cby Galit W. Sassoon.
264 1 _aLieden :
_bBrill,
_c2013.
300 _a1 online resource (x, 432 pages) :
_billustrations.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aCurrent research in the semantics/pragmatics interface ;
_vv. 27
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 0 _tPreliminary Material /
_rGalit W. Sassoon --
_t1 Introduction /
_rGalit W. Sassoon --
_t2 The Linguistic and Psychological Perspectives /
_rGalit W. Sassoon --
_t3 An Overview of Linguistic Theories /
_rGalit W. Sassoon --
_t4 An Overview of Psychological Theories /
_rGalit W. Sassoon --
_t5 Information Structure with Degrees and Dimensions /
_rGalit W. Sassoon --
_t6 Partial Information about Gradability and Typicality /
_rGalit W. Sassoon --
_t7 A Degree-Function Based Typology of Predicates /
_rGalit W. Sassoon --
_t8 The Learning Principle and Complex Concepts /
_rGalit W. Sassoon --
_t9 The Meaning and Distribution of Gradability Morphemes /
_rGalit W. Sassoon --
_t10 General Conclusions /
_rGalit W. Sassoon --
_tAppendix /
_rGalit W. Sassoon --
_tReferences /
_rGalit W. Sassoon --
_tIndex /
_rGalit W. Sassoon.
506 _aAvailable to subscribing member institutions only.
520 _aThis 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. These approaches rest on different, apparently contradictory pieces of data. For example, for psychologists nouns are linked with vague and gradable concepts, while for linguists they rarely are. This difference in approach has created an unfortunate gap between the semantic and psychological studies of the concepts denoted by nouns, as well as adjectives. The volume describes a wide range of relevant facts and theories. Psychological notions such as prototypes and dimensions are addressed with formal rigor and explicitness. Existing formal semantic accounts are examined against empirically established cognitive data. The result is a comprehensive unified approach. The book will be of interest to students and researchers working on the semantics and pragmatics of natural languages and their cognitive basis, the psychology of concepts, and the philosophy of language.
650 0 _aPragmatics.
650 0 _aSemantics.
650 0 _aVagueness (Philosophy)
650 0 _aGrammar, Comparative and general
_xNoun.
650 0 _aGrammar, Comparative and general
_xAdjective.
650 0 _aLanguage and languages
_xPhilosophy.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_tVagueness, Gradability and Typicality: The Interpretation of Adjectives and Nouns
_dLeiden, Boston : BRILL, 2013,
_z9781781902639
830 0 _aCurrent Research in the Semantics / Pragmatics Interface
_v27.
830 0 _aLanguage and Linguistics E-Books Online, Collection 2013, ISBN: 9789004248724.
856 4 _zDOI:
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004248588
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_d33941