From lojban-out@lojban.org Thu Mar 13 15:50:20 2003 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_2_6_1); 13 Mar 2003 23:50:19 -0000 Received: (qmail 59159 invoked from network); 13 Mar 2003 23:50:19 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.216) by m7.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 13 Mar 2003 23:50:19 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO digitalkingdom.org) (204.152.186.175) by mta1.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 13 Mar 2003 23:50:19 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.12) id 18tcSl-0005U5-00 for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Thu, 13 Mar 2003 15:50:15 -0800 Received: from digitalkingdom.org ([204.152.186.175] helo=chain) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.12) id 18tcSa-0005Tk-00; Thu, 13 Mar 2003 15:50:04 -0800 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Thu, 13 Mar 2003 15:50:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from cs6668125-184.austin.rr.com ([66.68.125.184] ident=root) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.12) id 18tcSS-0005TU-00 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Thu, 13 Mar 2003 15:49:56 -0800 Received: from cs6668125-184.austin.rr.com (asdf@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cs6668125-184.austin.rr.com (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id h2DNvWCG057691 for ; Thu, 13 Mar 2003 17:57:32 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from fracture@cs6668125-184.austin.rr.com) Received: (from fracture@localhost) by cs6668125-184.austin.rr.com (8.12.3/8.12.3/Submit) id h2DNvWWt057690 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Thu, 13 Mar 2003 17:57:32 -0600 (CST) Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 17:57:32 -0600 To: lojban-list@lojban.org Subject: [lojban] Re: spofu skami Message-ID: <20030313235732.GA57652@allusion.net> References: <20030313134052.U85179-100000@granite.thestonecutters.net> <20030313183823.GH25165@digitalkingdom.org> <20030313134052.U85179-100000@granite.thestonecutters.net> <5.2.0.9.0.20030313175353.03e38930@pop.east.cox.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="RnlQjJ0d97Da+TV1" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.0.20030313175353.03e38930@pop.east.cox.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i X-archive-position: 4514 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: fracture@allusion.net Precedence: bulk X-list: lojban-list X-eGroups-From: Jordan DeLong From: Jordan DeLong Reply-To: fracture@allusion.net X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=116389790 X-Yahoo-Profile: lojban_out --RnlQjJ0d97Da+TV1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 06:08:41PM -0500, Robert LeChevalier wrote: > At 10:50 AM 3/13/03 -0800, Robin Lee Powell wrote: > >> Instead of looking at the differences, you might look at the > >> similarities. > > > >*WHAT* similarities?!? Nerves collect data, collate it, and push it to > >other things *just* *like* *them*. [...] > >Yes, some of that was hyperbole, but far from all of it. > > > >And you wonder why I'm concerned about polysemy in this case. Yeesh. >=20 > There is no polysemy. Polysemy in natural language usually comes about=20 > when words evolve in multiple directions and the original connection=20 > between them is lost or forgotten. Keepiong gismu broad in meaning and=20 > using lujvo to do the evolved meanings should prevent much polysemy. If nirna can mean both a phone and an optic cable, it is clearly polysemous. --=20 Jordan DeLong - fracture@allusion.net lu zo'o loi censa bakni cu terzba le zaltapla poi xagrai li'u sei la mark. tuen. cusku --RnlQjJ0d97Da+TV1 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+cRrsDrrilS51AZ8RAnbGAKC1ssQQf2l+USPxem2BwmljlBGLYgCfcu2X aRUDGY3XtbfN/wUn8B+WZno= =9OaR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --RnlQjJ0d97Da+TV1--