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    Rohit Parikh (Doctoral Programs in Philosophy)

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    Rohit Parikh (Doctoral Programs in Philosophy)

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Parikh, R. Vagueness and utility: The semantics of common nouns. Linguist Philos 17, 521–535 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00985317

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