Approximation as a constituent of worldview

  • V. V. Mykhaylenko
Keywords: ambiguity, approximation, approximator, vagueness, corpus, discourse, generalitу, semantic domain, specification, worldview

Abstract

 The present paper is focused on functional semantics of approximators in the author’s discourse. The conceptual system of ‘approximation’ and its verbalizer – a semantic domain of approximators – are modeled. It is proved that approximators transform objective ‘precision’ into ‘subjective’ vaguenes, provided the interlocutors’ common presupposition in the ‘non-professional’ discourse.

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Published
2018-09-10
How to Cite
Mykhaylenko, V. V. (2018). Approximation as a constituent of worldview. Cognition, Communication, Discourse, (10), 56-68. https://doi.org/10.26565/2218-2926-2015-10-04