Re: A prioi vs. A posteriori ?

 --- Christopher Wright skrzypszy:

> After a thousand words, can't you usually deform existing words until you
> have something that could mean the right thing? Living things and
> clothing might need a priori terms, but for the rest, you could usually
> use your own vocabulary to make new vocabulary.
>
> Or perhaps I'm not understanding this.
No, you are right. But in some cases, let's say when you have to choose between
making a clumsy concatenation of existing stuff and creating something new, it
could be more interesting to allow your creativity to do the work.
As a matter of fact, it depends largely on the mood I am in. When I need
something urgently (in a relay or so) and I have no inspiration, I might opt
for the first option.
Why do you think living things and clothing need a priori terms? I would assume
that animals are typical examples of words that preserve a PIE root in some
form.

Jan

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