[Sigia-l] graded categories?

[Eric Scheid]

On 5/3/06 9:18 PM, "Donna Maurer" <donna at maadmob.net> wrote:

> Wow. Most categories (and concepts) have a strong element of  gradation. It is
> those without gradation that are unusual. Examples - anything that doesn't fit
> within definitive boundaries. It is the reasons why categories are graded that
> is interesting ;)

So, categories like {carnivore, omnivore, herbivore} might be graded?

> Dan Brown and I are doing a Lakoff double at the IA Summit this year...check
> us out ;)
> 

bit far :-(

e.