模糊语言及其语境依赖性

Vague Language and the Context It Depends on

自然语言具有模糊性，这种模糊性表现为三种基本形式：连续统模糊、范畴模糊和评价性模糊。从语用学的角度看，模糊语言的理解对语境具有很强的依赖性。语境不是一成不变的，而是动态的。本文从模糊性作为自然语言特征出发，在分析模糊语言的三种表现形式的基础上，探讨了影响模糊语言使用和理解的三个语境因素，同时用实例分析和论证了模糊语言在实际语言交际中对于语境的依赖性。

Vagueness is one of the characteristics of natural language. Basically there are three types of vagueness：continuum vagueness,categorical vagueness,and evaluational vagueness. Pragmatically,the understanding of vague language largely depends on context,which is dynamic, not static. Starting from the point that being vague is one of the features of natural language, this paper explores three pragmatic factors that shape and determine the understand- ing and using of vague language in actual communication.