Communicating through vague language : a comparative study of L1 and L2 speakers /: a comparative study of L1 and L2 speakers. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Peyman G.P. Sabet and Grace Q. Zhang, Curtin University, Australia.
• Authors: Sabet, Peyman G. P, 1976-; Zhang, Grace Qiao
• Contents: Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Foundations -- 3. Methodology -- 4. Lexical Analysis of Vague Language -- 5. Pragmatic Functions of Vague Language -- 6. General Discussion -- 7. Conclusions and Implications.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (232 pages), (24 illustrations)
• Subjects: 401/.43; Linguistics/Sociolinguistics; 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; Linguistics/Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics; linguistics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137486394; 1137486392
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.