From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Wed Aug 26 20:00:09 2009 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:00:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MgVDa-0002tD-Tb for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:00:08 -0700 Received: from imr-da02.mx.aol.com ([205.188.105.144]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MgVDS-0002pQ-5M for lojban-list@lojban.org; Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:00:06 -0700 Received: from imo-da03.mx.aol.com (imo-da03.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.201]) by imr-da02.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n7R2xoqi008429 for ; Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:59:50 -0400 Received: from MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com by imo-da03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.5.) id d.be2.5666852c (14502) for ; Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:59:45 -0400 (EDT) From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Message-ID: Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:59:45 EDT Subject: [lojban] Re: Compound vs Coordinate Bilinguals To: lojban-list@lojban.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_be2.5666852c.37c750a1_boundary" X-Mailer: 6.0 for Windows XP sub 11501 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com X-archive-position: 16058 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list --part1_be2.5666852c.37c750a1_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 8/26/2009 17:35:15 Eastern Daylight Time, adam.raizen@gmail.com writes: > My point is that all definitions are essentially the same as dictionary > definitions (which is why I added that word), and that the word's usage > comes first and the definition afterwards, and even the most deftailed > definition captures only a pale shadow of the word's usage. > This is precisely the difficulty that NSM overcomes. stevo --part1_be2.5666852c.37c750a1_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a messag= e dated 8/26/2009 17:35:15 Eastern Daylight Time, adam.raizen@gmail.com wr= ites:


My point is that all de= finitions are essentially the same as dictionary definitions (which is why= I added that word), and that the word's usage comes first and the definit= ion afterwards, and even the most deftailed definition captures only a pal= e shadow of the word's usage.


This is precisely the difficulty that NSM overcomes.

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