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Vague Language

The document discusses vague language used in approximating expressions. It provides examples of vague quantifiers like "a few", vague nouns like "thing" and "stuff", generalizers like "sort of" and "kind of", list completers like "and stuff" and "and things", and approximating adjectives ending in "-ish". The purpose is to analyze language used to express uncertainty or approximation rather than precise values or concepts.

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Vague Language

The document discusses vague language used in approximating expressions. It provides examples of vague quantifiers like "a few", vague nouns like "thing" and "stuff", generalizers like "sort of" and "kind of", list completers like "and stuff" and "and things", and approximating adjectives ending in "-ish". The purpose is to analyze language used to express uncertainty or approximation rather than precise values or concepts.

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Vague Language

Vague Language

Approximating Expressions

more about around


or less

Approximately roughly
something
like

somewhere or so
in the region
Vague Language

Approximating Expressions

one or a few a couple of


two

Vague
a bit of a lot of
Quan3ers

loads of plenty of
some
Vague Language

Approximating Expressions

over
More than
Upwards
of

under Less than


Vague Language

Approximating Expressions

up to 20 No more than

nearly 20 Perhaps 18/19 but not quite 20


Vague Language

Approximating Expressions

thing
Vague
Nouns

stu
bit
Vague Language

Approximating Expressions

sort of
Generalisers

kind of
you know
Vague Language

Approximating Expressions

List completers and stu

and things
like that and that kind and so on
of things
or something
(like that) and so forth
whatever
Vague Language

Approximating Expressions

Approximately
Adjec3ve + -ish
(informal)

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