30. The words “fine”, “oh”, “perhaps” …can be the expression of a
feeling. But I don’t call that feeling the meaning of the word.
I can replace the sensation by
intonation and gestures.
I could also treat the word (e.g.
“oh”) itself as a gesture
yes –
we can relace the sensation with
intonation and gestures –
and treat the word itself as a
gesture –
still the question of meaning
remains
and any response to that question
–
will be open to question
language does not determine
language
we use language without knowing
the grammar of language –
is the grammar of uncertainty
© greg t. charlton. 2014.
