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Peter G?rdenfors Why must language be vague? * ”For it would suffice to take their pencils in their hands, to sit down to their slates, and to say to each other?.?.?. Let us calculate.’” * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Peter G?rdenfors Why must language be vague? Why must language be vague? Philosophers since Leibniz have dreamt of a precise language Vagueness is a design feature of natural language Brief answer: Because of cognitive economy Vagueness has been analysed in terms of the utility of language in a game theoretic setting What is language for? Signalling systems: About