'I think he was kind of shouting or something': Uses and abuses of vagueness in the British courtroom

Vague Language Explored

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 97-114

  Cotterill, Janet ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1057/9780230627420     Document Type: Chapter

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