The role of ambiguity and vagueness in language change
Identifikátory výsledku
Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI
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Výsledek na webu
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/pbns.347.02mag" target="_blank" >10.1075/pbns.347.02mag</a>
Alternativní jazyky
Jazyk výsledku
angličtina
Název v původním jazyce
The role of ambiguity and vagueness in language change
Popis výsledku v původním jazyce
In linguistic research, the concepts of ambiguity and vagueness are often confused and frequently invoked to describe synchronic facts and explain diachronic processes. This article illustrates the differences and similarities between the two phenomena, defines their position within the domain of semantic indeterminacy, and discusses their role in linguistic change. The examples show that while ambiguity is intertwined with various mechanisms of change, acting as both a source and a product of innovation, vagueness plays a marginal role, being mainly a side effect of ongoing change or a tool of communicative strategies of vague language. Moreover, intentional vagueness usually promotes speaker-driven innovations, whereas ambiguity can trigger hearer-driven changes that unfold broader diachronic scenarios.
Název v anglickém jazyce
The role of ambiguity and vagueness in language change
Popis výsledku anglicky
In linguistic research, the concepts of ambiguity and vagueness are often confused and frequently invoked to describe synchronic facts and explain diachronic processes. This article illustrates the differences and similarities between the two phenomena, defines their position within the domain of semantic indeterminacy, and discusses their role in linguistic change. The examples show that while ambiguity is intertwined with various mechanisms of change, acting as both a source and a product of innovation, vagueness plays a marginal role, being mainly a side effect of ongoing change or a tool of communicative strategies of vague language. Moreover, intentional vagueness usually promotes speaker-driven innovations, whereas ambiguity can trigger hearer-driven changes that unfold broader diachronic scenarios.
Klasifikace
Druh
C - Kapitola v odborné knize
CEP obor
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OECD FORD obor
10201 - Computer sciences, information science, bioinformathics (hardware development to be 2.2, social aspect to be 5.8)
Návaznosti výsledku
Projekt
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Návaznosti
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Ostatní
Rok uplatnění
2024
Kód důvěrnosti údajů
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Údaje specifické pro druh výsledku
Název knihy nebo sborníku
Vagueness, Ambiguity, and All the Rest: Linguistic and pragmatic approaches
ISBN
978-90-272-4656-1
Počet stran výsledku
19
Strana od-do
10-28
Počet stran knihy
286
Název nakladatele
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Místo vydání
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Kód UT WoS kapitoly
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