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Re: Preventatives

From:Philippe Caquant <herodote92@...>
Date:Tuesday, June 8, 2004, 20:24
(Sorry. I said 3 axes because I meant 4, of course).

--- Philippe Caquant <herodote92@...> wrote:
> I can see three semantic axes in this : > - how ? (by what means) > - is the influence oriented positively (the goal > being: action done) or negatively (goal: action not > done) > - is the influence active (doing something in order > to > make B act) or passive (not opposing) > - does the influence succeed or not ? or is it > undetermined ?
===== Philippe Caquant "High thoughts must have high language." (Aristophanes, Frogs) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/