On the psychology of vague predicates

被引：37

作者：

Bonini, N

Osherson, D

Viale, R

Williamson, T

机构：

[1] Rice Univ, Psychol Dept MS25, Houston, TX 77005 USA

[2] Univ Cagliari, Dept Psychol, I-09124 Cagliari, Italy

[3] Univ Milan, Dept Sociol, I-20122 Milan, Italy

[4] Univ Edinburgh, Dept Philosophy, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, Midlothian, Scotland

来源：

MIND & LANGUAGE | 1999年 / 14卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1111/1468-0017.00117

中图分类号：

H0 [语言学];

学科分类号：

030303 ; 0501 ; 050102 ;

摘要：

Most speakers experience unclarity about the application of predicates like tall and red to liminal cases. We formulate alternative psychological hypotheses about the nature of this unclarity, and report experiments that provide a partial test of them. A psychologized version of the 'Vagueness-as-ignorance' theory is then advanced and defended.

引用

页码：377 / 393

页数：17

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