Re: Negation?

Sally Caves wrote:

> Also: how does a no-less language work in dangerous situations?  How
> can Suzette Hayden Elgin make a language where there is no "no" for
> women?
> When the word "no" is such a staple part of feminist rhetoric recently?
> <G>
To summarize, Laadan has evidential particles that show "how you know".
With the exception of "self-evident" (on which people can obviously
disagree) most of them make flat contradictions not so much impossible
as pointless:

A:      It's hot today (I perceive)
B:      It's not hot today. (I perceive)

is not a true contradiction, since each is simply stating his or
her perception.  The true contradiction would be "You don't
perceive that" which is self-evidently (:-)) nonsense.

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        John Cowan      http://www.ccil.org/~cowan      cowan@ccil.org
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