On the psychology of vague predicates

Mind and Language

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 377-393

  Bonini, Nicolao ^b   Osherson, Daniel ^a   Viale, Riccardo ^b   Williamson, Timothy ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033482956     PISSN: 02681064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0017.00117     Document Type: Article

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