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An argument sometimes applied to Lojban semantics by [[Robin Lee Powell|Robin Lee Powell]], which goes something like this: | |||
' | {{quotation|X (a Lojban construct) <u>could</u> in principle mean any of Y or Z. But if you use X to mean Y, you'd be an ass. The listener should assume that you are not being an ass, and that you really mean Z.}} | ||
Arguably, this is a rediscovery of Grice's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative_principle cooperative principle]. | |||
Latest revision as of 16:36, 9 May 2017
An argument sometimes applied to Lojban semantics by Robin Lee Powell, which goes something like this:
X (a Lojban construct) could in principle mean any of Y or Z. But if you use X to mean Y, you'd be an ass. The listener should assume that you are not being an ass, and that you really mean Z.
Arguably, this is a rediscovery of Grice's cooperative principle.