tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723350799804616820.post2729706313793215657..comments2023-10-22T08:09:47.523-07:00Comments on Sphinxmoth: Some ideas about languagepwaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723350799804616820.post-16308167414754654422013-06-28T13:17:23.436-07:002013-06-28T13:17:23.436-07:00Not sure reading more words is just "addition...Not sure reading more words is just "additional measurements".pwaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723350799804616820.post-76367718110009378972013-06-06T14:43:53.260-07:002013-06-06T14:43:53.260-07:00In #1 you wonder: how can't the meaning be a f...In #1 you wonder: how can't the meaning be a function of the whole, after reading? The answer is that the final meaning is derived through earlier stages, and they need to be understood in the analysis.pwaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723350799804616820.post-65618991463459978812013-05-25T09:37:42.303-07:002013-05-25T09:37:42.303-07:00As a sort of corollary, you wonder if some of the ...As a sort of corollary, you wonder if some of the subtleties of word form and word order (say, in English) aren't merely to support an unnecessary complexity without changes to meaning. Like:<br />"lower X as far as possible" versus "Make X as low as possible". <br />It's like: well if you insist on putting words in that order, then this is the form it takes. It is in support of syntax, not meaning. <br /><br />pwaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.com