49. A colour chart might be arranged
differently or used differently, and yet the words mean the same colours as
with us.
Can a green label be
a sample of red?
Can it be said that
when someone is painting a certain shade of green he is copying the red of a label?
A sample is not used like a name
a colour chart is not a language
–
it is a like representing a class of words (colour words) out of any
linguistic contexts
it is like freezing the use of these words
it is a ruse to present language as definite –
when in fact actual language and use of language is propositional –
is uncertain
can a green label be a sample of red?
here is depends what you mean by sample –
if you mean – and it seems unlikely – that yes – green is a constituent
of red –
then yes –
but in common parlance green is not red
can it be said that
when someone is painting a certain shade of green he is copying the red of a label?
if you are talking about the process of painting – perhaps yes
what all this points to though –
is that language is always up for grabs –
any term used in any sentence is open to question –
open to discussion
and yes – understanding the context of language will assist in
determining on-going usage
a sample is not used like a name?
a name defines – in the sense of a label – a label that has conventional
meaning and use
a sample of a thing – is the thing in a modified form –
already named
© greg t. charlton. 2014.
