Re: [lojban] Attitudinals again (was: Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

[Invent Yourself <xod@sixgirls.org>]

On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Bob LeChevalier (lojbab) wrote:

> At 11:45 PM 06/13/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> >On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Jorge Llambias wrote:
> > > In the first one you are displaying your feeling of happiness
> > > about ko'a going. In the second one you are not necessarily
> > > displaying any feeling at all.
> >
> >You displayed it through the use of "gleki".
>
> No.  He CLAIMED it - he might have done so in a monotone, and he might have
> falsely claimed it.  Assertions can be true or false.  Emotional displays
> simply ARE.



With a fake smile or a contrived tantrum, emotional displays can be
faked. They are assertions of ones feelings, no?




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