Biblical Hebrew Forum

[David Kummerow <farmerjoeblo AT hotmail.com>]

Hi James,

I think you may notice that you've changed lexemes, thus different 
semantics involved. In this case, same meaning may be discerned across 
different uses. I'm not disputing this type of thing at all. If you take 
closer notice, this is entirely allowed for in the quote from my review. 
It's the rigid definition of equating semantics to uncancellable meaning 
is what I dispute and which has not been demonstrated yet on this list 
despite this topic being raised again and again.

Regards,
David Kummerow.


> Hi David,
>
> 1) Newton watched as the apple fell upwards.
> 2) The Mary Rose sank from the bottom of the ocean to the surface of the 
> water.
> 3) The space shuttle landed in the sky about 3,000 feet above London.
>
> No doubt the above sentences make complete sense to you with no comic 
> value.
>
> James Christian
>
> Quoting David Kummerow <farmerjoeblo AT hotmail.com>:
>
> > Hi James,
> >
> > It's the English I myself use and hear about me, nothing comically meant
> > by it at all.
> >
> > I guess you see my point now, that there isn't a single meaning across
> > the uses I've brought. Semantics defined as uncancellable meaning leaves
> > "plod" in my dialect without semantics. Better to define semantics
> > prototypically, and probably best done by way of frame analysis.
> >
> > Regards,
> > David Kummerow.
> >
> >
> > > Hi David,
> > >
> > > I don't know which variant dialect of English you are using but the
> > > following sentence doesn't make much sense to me (other than comic 
> > > value).
> > >
> > > James Christian
> > >
> > > Quoting David Kummerow <farmerjoeblo AT hotmail.com>:
> > >
> > > >
> >
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