英语本科毕业论文-Vague Expressions of Quantity in English参考.docVIP

Vague Expressions of Quantity in English People have many beliefs about language; an important one is that ‘good’ usage involves (among other things) clarity and precision. Hence, it is believed that in languages, ambiguities, imprecision are to be avoided. This is rather too simple a view, and likely to be positively misleading as an instruction to those learning about how to use them, especially second language users of English. Most speakers of English are particularly aware of the frequency of vague language use (until it is pointed out to them) and this fact is in itself of interest. In t