Minyao Huang

List of John Benjamins publications in which Minyao Huang is involved.

Articles

Huang, Minyao 2013 Tolerance effect in categorisation with vague predicates Pragmatics & Cognition 21:2, pp. 340–358 | Article

Vagueness is understood as the problem of associating imprecise application criteria with ordinary predicates such as ‘bald’ or ‘blue’. It is often construed as due to one’s tolerance to a minute difference in forming a verdict on the application of a vague predicate. This paper reports an… read more

Huang, Minyao 2012 2. Vagueness in event times: An epistemic solution Space and Time in Languages and Cultures: Language, culture, and cognition, Filipović, Luna and Katarzyna M. Jaszczolt (eds.), pp. 37–54 | Article

Vagueness in event times pertains to the observation that one usually finds it difficult to slice the continuous flux of space-time into a series of events with clear-cut temporal boundaries. I argue that such vagueness originates from our ignorance of discrete changing points wherein states of… read more