Oxford University Press, 2004. — 537 p.
The aim of this book is to bring together a number of classical and recent writings from philosophy and linguistics in the areas of vagueness and fuzziness. There's a collection of carefully selected key texts which have influenced thinking in these domains. The introductory chapter contextualizes the passages within the field of linguistics, and assesses the impact they have made. It also discusses recent developments and future prospects.
Philosophical background.
Categories in cognition.
Categories in grammar.
Gradience in grammar.
Critiсisms and responses.
Contributors include Aristotle, Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Langacker, Jackendoff, Lakoff, Labov, Jespersen, Hopper, Taylor, Bolinger, Quirk, Ross, Wierzbicka.