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An argument sometimes applied to Lojban semantics by [[jbocre: Robin Lee Powell|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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative_principle ooperative principle]. | |||
Revision as of 14:56, 23 March 2014
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 ooperative principle.