Date: Sun, 30 Nov 1997 06:51:13 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199711301151.GAA24224@locke.ccil.org> Reply-To: Ashley Yakeley Sender: Lojban list From: Ashley Yakeley Subject: Re: reply to And #2 X-To: Lojban List To: John Cowan Status: O X-Mozilla-Status: 0011 Content-Length: 548 X-From-Space-Date: Sun Nov 30 06:51:17 1997 X-From-Space-Address: LOJBAN@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU At 1997-11-30 03:12, Logical Language Group wrote: >Lojban, or more specifically Lojban language use, thus implicitly embeds >some desire to have the logical aspects of the communication be >accountable. Using unmarked metaphor or irony denies that >accountability - it renders a key portion of the framework of the >language (which is more than merely its syntax) moot. But surely this is not relevant to social situations in which the speaker does not care about accountability? -- Ashley Yakeley, Seattle WA http://www.halcyon.com/ashleyb/