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Re: USAGE: Circumfixes

From:Tamás Racskó <tracsko@...>
Date:Thursday, May 27, 2004, 8:42
Garth Wallace wrote:

>> I don't understand quite correctly what you mean under >> "COntent *is* form". However, there's a clear distinction for me >> between the topic (=content) of the posting and the language >> (=form) in which we express ourself. These two are separate >> things, and I'm always >>surprised when the reflexions are about >> my language. (The language that is, in this terms, just an >> auxlang for me.) > > I believe what he means is that when you're disussing grammar, the > form of your examples is the important part.
It's possible, but in this case I would use "Form *is* content" instead. That's why I don't understand. I'd like to end this thread, because it's already "over- dimensioned". However I still believe that the distortion of the transmission channel must be separated from the transmitted information (even in that case when the information is about the transmission itself). ---- N.B. I was offline for several days and not every posting could reach me during that time.