An intensional parametric semantics for vague quantifiers

Linguistics and Philosophy

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 599-620

  Lappin, Shalom ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 17444392376     PISSN: 01650157     EISSN: 15730549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005638918877     Document Type: Article

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