Communicating through vague language : a comparative study of L1 and L2 speakers / Peyman G.P. Sabet and Grace Q. Zhang, Curtin University, Australia.

"Vague language refers to expressions with unspecified meaning (for instance, 'I kind of want that job'), and is an important but often overlooked part of linguistic communication. This book is a comparative study of vague language based on naturally occurring data of a rare combination: L1 (America...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Sabet, Peyman G. P., 1976- (Author) Zhang, Grace Qiao (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Subjects:	Semantics. Vagueness (Philosophy) Ambiguity. Language and languages > Philosophy. FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Pragmatics. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics.
Physical Description:	xii, 213 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format:	Book

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