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... object deletion ' , ( xxiv ) frighten is a ' verb ' freely used in the ' progressive aspect ' , ( xxv ) frighten allows ' abstract subjects ' , ( xxvi ) frighten allows ' human objects ' . This impressive list appears to demonstrate ...
... object deletion ' , ( xxiv ) frighten is a ' verb ' freely used in the ' progressive aspect ' , ( xxv ) frighten allows ' abstract subjects ' , ( xxvi ) frighten allows ' human objects ' . This impressive list appears to demonstrate ...
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... object is not , and cannot be , forthcoming ; at least , not from any Lilliputian account of the matter . For the description from ignorance which we are called upon to interpret arose from the very fact that the Lilliputians do not ...
... object is not , and cannot be , forthcoming ; at least , not from any Lilliputian account of the matter . For the description from ignorance which we are called upon to interpret arose from the very fact that the Lilliputians do not ...
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... objects affords a universal method for establishing inter- lingual equivalences . That is not to say that such a ... object in English he would have no hesitation in calling it a ' boat ' . What the translator's conclusion avoids is ...
... objects affords a universal method for establishing inter- lingual equivalences . That is not to say that such a ... object in English he would have no hesitation in calling it a ' boat ' . What the translator's conclusion avoids is ...
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abstraction analysis answer assumption Bloomfield Bugs Bunny claim concept cotemporality described description from ignorance descriptive linguistics dictionary distinction empiricist English exactly example expression fact French grammarian Gulliver's hearer human ibid identify indeterminacy individual integrational linguistics internalised interpretation involved J. L. Austin kind language myth language-user langue layman's less lexical Lilliputian linguistic community linguistic knowledge linguistic theory London meaning merely modern linguistics morpheme newspaper dealer non-linguistic notional definition noun object particular philosophers phonemes phonological plural Port Royal grammar possible postulated principle problem question reason recognise referential indeterminacy relevant respect Ryle Sapir-Whorf hypothesis Saussure Saussurean sceptic science of language segmentation semantic sense sentence signifiant signifié simply speak speakers speech speech act structure substitution suppose synonymy syntactic systematically misleading tachyon telementational terminology theoretical theorists things thought tion traditional grammar traditional grammarian translation underlying understand usage utterance verb verbal whereas word watch