Preface
Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Object of the research
1.2 Rationale for the research
1.3 Significance of the research
1.4 Methodology and data
1.5 Organization of the book
Chapter Two An Overview of Approaches to Vagueness
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Etymology of "vague"
2.3 Vagueness and the Sorites Paradox： a historical survey
2.4 The philosophical approach to vagueness
2.5 The semantic approach to vagueness
2.5.1 Vagueness： ambiguity： generality and epistemic failure
2.5.2 Definition of vagueness
2.6 The cognitive approach to vagueness
2.7 Summary
Chapter Three Pragmatic Vagueness
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The pragmatic vagueness/semantic vagueness distinction
3.2.1 The pragmatics/semantics distinction
3.2.2 Pragmatic vagueness versus semantic vagueness
3.3 A taxonomy of pragmatic vagueness
3.3.1 Quality-based pragmatic vagueness
3.3.2 Quantity-based pragmatic vagueness
3.3.3 Relation-based pragmatic vagueness
3.4 Functions of pragmatic vagueness
3.5 Summary
Chapter Four A Review of the Pragmatic Literature on Verbal Communication
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Grices co-operative principle
4.2.1 The conversational maxims of co-operative principle
4.2.2 Observance of the conversational maxims
4.2.3 Nonobservance of the conversational maxims
4.3 Adaptation theory
4.3.1 Verschuerens interdisciplinary perspective on language use
4.3.2 Perspective view of language
4.3.3 Linguistic choice-making and its key notions4.3.4 Four angles of pragmatic investigation .-.
4.3.5 Metapragmatic awareness
4.3.6 Strengths and weaknesses of adaptation theory
4.4 Relevance theory
4.4.1 Two models of communication
4.4.2 Relevance
4.4.3 Explicature
4.4.4 Implicature in relevance theory
4.5 Summary
Chapter Five The CRAP Model for Explaining Pragmatic Vagueness
5.1 Introduction
5.2 An overview of the CRAP model
5.2.1 The CRAP model and its precursors
5.2.2 Constituents of the CRAP model
5.3 The CRAP model： the production of pragmatically vague utterances ：
5.4 The CRAP model： the interpretation of pragmatically vague utterances
5.4.1 Mental structure as functional architecture： horizontal faculties
5.4.2 Mental structure as functional architecture： vertical faculties
5.4.3 Fodorian theory of cognitive modularity
5.4.4 Sperber and Wilsons position on the modularity of mind
5.4.5 The interpretation of pragmatic vagueness： a massively modular approach
5.5 Summary
Chapter Six Conclusion
6.1 Major findings of the research
6.2 Ramifications and implications
6.3 Limitations of the research and suggestions forfurther work
References
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