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Same Vague Expression, Different Conceptualizations

出版	ERIC Clearinghouse, 2008
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=YQv8wQEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋The study was to investigate the vague words measurement across native and non-native English speakers and gender differences. Ninety-two students from the University of Oklahoma participated in this study by filling out an internet-based questionnaire on the vague words. The researchers put each of the thirty-two vague words in a context, or the same word put into different contexts. The participants were asked to rate the degree or the numerical value that they thought was the most appropriate in the context of the vague word. It was found that ten out of the thirty-two words had a significant difference across the native and non-native English speakers, and two of thirty-two words had a significant difference across genders. The word "fairly" showed the most significant difference interactions of language speaking by gender. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.).