74. We learnt the meaning of the word plant by examples. And if we
disregard hypothetical dispositions, these examples stand only for themselves.
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The grammatical place of the word “game” “rule” etc is given by examples
in rather the way in which the place of a meeting is specified by saying that
it will take place beside such and
such a tree.
an ‘example’ functions a place for meaning – as a token for meaning
the example does not ‘stand for itself’ – whatever that is supposed to
mean
but rather for the meaning of the word –
and just what that amounts too – how meaning is understood –
is a matter for speculation – is an open question
to be honest – I think in general – in practice – we assume meaning –
without knowing what it is –
where there is a question – examples – or tokens – come into play
however we place a word –
that placement will be open to question
© greg t. charlton. 2014.
