In Vague Language Elasticity Theory and the Use of Some Nguyet Nhu Le and Grace Qiao Zhang present the first comprehensive study of the word some focusing on its elasticity. In particular they consider how some is both a quantifier and a qualifier has positive or negative meanings and has local and global interpretations. They show that the word is used across a meaning continuum and can be used to convey a range of states including approximation uncertainty politeness and evasion. Finally they demonstrate that the functions of some are also multidirectional and noncategorical consisting of four major functions right amount of information mitigation withholding information and discourse management.Based on naturallyoccurring classroom data of L1 American English and L2 Chinese and Vietnamesespeaking learners of English speakers Vague Languageshows that L2 speakers used some more than L1 speakers and explores the significance of this particularly taking account of speakers language ability and cultural backgrounds. While this book focuses on the single word some the authors discussion has important implications for language studies more generally as they call for a rethinking of our approaches to language study and more attention to its elasticity.