The dynamics of vagueness

Linguistics and Philosophy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-36

  Barker, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 27344442415     PISSN: 01650157     EISSN: 15730549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014346114955     Document Type: Article

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