Google| Subject | Re: iPad power supply unit (was: Re: Adobe's Low hanging) |
| From | Tony Cooper |
| Date | 08/01/2014 00:56 (07/31/2014 18:56) |
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On Fri, 01 Aug 2014 09:15:06 +1200, Eric Stevens <eric.stevens@sum.co.nz>wrote:
Eric StevensThat definition is simply an amplification on the definition I provided. If you want to expand further, you have to get into sub-categories like formal semantics, lexical semantics, and conceptual semantics.
On Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:35:56 -0400, Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com>wrote:Tony CooperEric Stevens
On Thu, 31 Jul 2014 21:34:24 +1200, Eric Stevens <eric.stevens@sum.co.nz>wrote:Tony CooperEric StevensSandmanSandmanEric Stevens
Semantics, the trolls last resort.
You don't understand the meaning of semantics, either.
I love it when you illiterate trolls tell me that I don't understand something.
You think semantics is about word meanings. Well, it isn't. Look it up.
That's news to me. "Semantics" is the study of word meanings and the meaning of words as they are used context.
Word meanings are but a small part. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantics
"Semantics (from Ancient Greek: ?????????? se-mantikós, "significant")[1][2] is the study of meaning. It focuses on the relation between signifiers, like words, phrases, signs, and symbols, and what they stand for, their denotation. Linguistic semantics is the study of meaning that is used for understanding human expression through language."
"Signifiers" groups words, phrases, signs and signals, but all of those are studied for meaning and studied contextually.
Personally, I dislike definitions like the above. The writer is one of those who thinks that a complicated definition is preferable to a simple definition. So, the writer has added "for understanding human expression through language".
Why does that need to be said? If it's about verbal and written signifiers, of course it's about the use by humans. Only humans express thoughts by use of these signifiers verbally and in writing.
Non-human animals use signifiers, but an entirely different group of signifiers.
Popinjay's primary failing is not in understanding basic usage, but in understanding nuance and appropriate use. -- Tony Cooper - Orlando FLTony CooperEric Stevens
What Popinjay doesn't understand is that pointing out that a wrong word was chosen is not trolling.
It's trolling if you are attempting to correct the ultimate authority on the usage of the English language.
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