Effects of time vagueness from the cooperative principle point of view

Vague language belongs to semantic category and is one of pragmatic objects of study.Precision is not the only pursuit of language.Accuracy and vagueness are bi-dimensions of human language,which are reflected in both English and Chinese.Vague language is widely used in work and life.Under some circumstances,the vague expressions are more appropriate than the precise ones.As one of phenomena of semantics,time vagueness has its special features.Employing the cooperative principle,through analysis of time vagueness,it tries to find out the purposes and effects of using it.To learn how to use time vagueness is of positive significance to improve communication skills so as to maintain a good interpersonal relationship.