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How much is a large part?

M Hammerton1

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Applied Ergonomics
|March 1, 1976
PubMed
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Subjects showed high agreement when ranking vague quantifiers. However, assigning numerical values to these quantifiers proved more variable, suggesting improvements are needed for clearer verbal communication.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Linguistics
  • Human-computer interaction

Background:

  • Vague quantifiers are common in everyday language.
  • Understanding the interpretation of these quantifiers is crucial for effective communication.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how individuals interpret and quantify vague linguistic expressions.
  • To assess the consistency of interpretation for rough quantifiers.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted involving human subjects.
  • Experiment 1: Subjects rank-ordered sentences containing rough quantifiers.
  • Experiment 2: Subjects assigned numerical values to these quantifiers.

Main Results:

  • High inter-subject concordance was observed in rank-ordering tasks.

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  • Subjective quantification yielded more variable numerical equivalents.
  • Interpretation of vague quantifiers differs between ranking and numerical assignment.

    • Conclusions:

    • Rank-ordering provides a more consistent measure of vague quantifier interpretation.
    • Numerical quantification of vague terms requires careful consideration due to variability.
    • Recommendations are proposed to enhance verbal communication clarity.