On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 02:51:41AM +0300, Robin Turner wrote: > Craig wrote: > >>Using gusni would be unacceptable metaphor, I think. It may be the case > >>that most (maybe all?) cultures use the KNOWING IS SEEING metaphor, but > > > > > >I've been told that all IE cultures use this metaphor, while Afro-Asiatic > >cultures prefer HEARING IS KNOWING ("Hear, o Israel..."), while some > >cultures eschew metaphor entirely. > >(Se non e vero, e ben trovato). > > > I can't imagine a culture eschewing metaphor entirely. Do you have any > examples? le lojbo? I guess just eschews *unmarked* metaphor, though. :) :P -- Jordan DeLong - fracture@allusion.net lu zo'o loi censa bakni cu terzba le zaltapla poi xagrai li'u sei la mark. tuen. cusku
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