86. If you see the expression of an expectation you see what is being
expected.
It looks as if the ultimate thing sought by an order had to remain
unexpressed. – As if the sign was trying to communicate with us.
A sign does its job only in a grammatical system.
‘If you see the expression of an expectation you see what is being
expected’?
if you see an expression – you may interpret
it as the expression of an expectation
the expression itself – without any interpretation – is an unknown
now if you see the expression as an expression of an expectation – then what is being expected is like the
expression itself – to be interpreted
we make quick assessments always – but any assessment – is open to
question – open to doubt – is
uncertain
‘It looks as if the ultimate thing sought by an order had to remain
unexpressed. – As if the sign was trying to communicate with us’?
there is no ‘ultimate thing’ –
an ‘order’ – like any other proposal – is open to question – open to
doubt – uncertain
we interpret the sign – we don’t ‘communicate’ with it
‘A sign does its job only in a grammatical system’?
a sign is interpreted –
it is likely that at least initially a sign will be interpreted within
a grammatical system or framework
–
however a sign may well be given a new interpretation – outside of any
grammatical system – or any framework –
there is no necessity as to how a sign is interpreted
© greg t. charlton. 2014.
