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ERIC Number: EJ153023
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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A Fuzzy Set Approach to Modifiers and Vagueness in Natural Language
Hersh, Harry M.; Caramazza, Alfonso
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 105, 3, 254-76, Sep 76
The proposition that natural language concepts are represented as fuzzy sets, a generalization of the traditional theory of sets, of meaning components and that language operators--adverbs, negative markers, and adjectives--can be considered as operators on fuzzy sets was assessed empirically. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Charts, Concept Formation, Experimental Psychology, Experiments, Linguistics, Research Methodology, Semantics, Tables (Data)
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