Robin's gadri Proposal
Robin Lee Powell wrote:
>On Mon, Jul 26, 2004 at 03:51:16PM -0400, xod wrote:
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>>Robin Lee Powell wrote:
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>>>On Mon, Jul 26, 2004 at 12:31:20PM -0700, Eimi wrote:
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>>>>That is, if a gadri has defaults for all the axes, then is it
>>>>possible for glorking to decide that one really doesn't mean that,
>>>>instead of explicitly mentioning it. (Example: If we're talking
>>>>about mythology, do I have to use lo da'i pavyseljirna, or can I
>>>>just say lo pavyseljirna without implying that I believe they
>>>>actually exist).
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>>>If we're talking about mythology, I see no problem, although I would
>>>expect a listener coming in in the middle to be quite surpised at you
>>>talking about "da poi pavyseljirna", which is what lo actually means.
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>>I wouldn't. Anyone discussing unicorns is (necessarily) working in a
>>context where they exist. Likewise with discussions of Sherlock Holmes
>>and Napoleon Bonaparte.
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>Anyone discussion unicorns using "lo pavyseljirna", yes, true. I
>reserve the right, though, to be surprised by said discussion, because I
>assume by default that discussions have the actual real world as their
>context.
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So if you come across people discussing Napoleon B., you reserve the
right to interject "I'm surprised! He's been dead for years now."?
I think that your default assumption should be that their statements
have meaning, and conclude that they are therefore (necessarily)
operating in some context which permits meaning.
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