Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 19:29:19 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199712190029.TAA24690@locke.ccil.org> Reply-To: Colin Fine Sender: Lojban list From: Colin Fine Subject: Re: Ironic Use of Attitudinals X-To: Lojban list To: John Cowan In-Reply-To: <879002725.1414180.0@listserv.cuny.edu> X-Mozilla-Status: 0011 Content-Length: 985 X-From-Space-Date: Thu Dec 18 19:29:23 1997 X-From-Space-Address: LOJBAN@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU vecu'u le notci po'u <879002725.1414180.0@listserv.cuny.edu> la Robin Turner cu cusku di'e >Sounds like a good way to examine SWH. If presented with a language which >doesn't have a "stiff-upper-lip assumption", will English (and specifically >male British english) speakers It is clear that 'English' does not have any such assumption - consider, for example, Indian English. Some English-speaking cultures may have such an assumption, but if this has anything to do with SWH it is a counter-argument not a supporting one. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Colin Fine 66 High Ash, Shipley, W Yorks. BD18 1NE, UK | | Tel: 01274 592696/0976 635354 e-mail: colin@kindness.demon.co.uk | | "Don't just do something! Stand there!" | | - from 'Behold the Spirit' (workshop) | -----------------------------------------------------------------------