Vague language is a choice of narrative in which the degree of accuracy, certainty, or clarity in a description of a situation or thing is less than it may be possible.[1]
A thorough treatment of vague language, including placeholder words, was provided by Joanna Channell.[2] In particular, she demonstrates that dictionaries often provide inadequate definitions and explanations of vague lexical items.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hugh Trappes-Lomax, "Vague language as a means of self-protective avoidance: Tension management in conference talks", In: Vague Language Explored
- ^ Joanna Channell, Vague Language, 1994 readable in the Internet Archive
- ^ Vague language book review
Literature
edit- Vague Language Explored, 2007
- Communicating through Vague Language: A Comparative Study of L1 and L2 Speakers, 2016
- Vagueness, Ambiguity, and All the Rest: Linguistic and pragmatic approaches, 2024
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