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  1. Xref: sparky sci.cognitive:627 sci.philosophy.tech:4101 sci.lang:8029
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  3. From: cam@castle.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm)
  4. Newsgroups: sci.cognitive,sci.philosophy.tech,sci.lang
  5. Subject: Re: Theories of meaning not relying solely on symbolic representation
  6. Message-ID: <28179@castle.ed.ac.uk>
  7. Date: 15 Nov 92 17:22:12 GMT
  8. References: <1992Nov11.153723.16796@news.unige.ch> <1992Nov13.100925.2924@news.Hawaii.Edu>
  9. Organization: Edinburgh University
  10. Lines: 13
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  12. In article <1992Nov13.100925.2924@news.Hawaii.Edu> lee@Hawaii.Edu (Greg Lee) writes:
  13.  
  14. >Paraphrases are expressions that mean the
  15. >same thing, so there must be a thing that they mean, and once we've
  16. >found it, we'll know why they are paraphrases.
  17.  
  18. Reification rides again! Why must there be such a thing? Why could not
  19. paraphrases be identifiable simply by a certain kind of transformation
  20. capable of turning one into another?
  21. -- 
  22. Chris Malcolm    cam@uk.ac.ed.aifh          +44 (0)31 650 3085
  23. Department of Artificial Intelligence,    Edinburgh University
  24. 5 Forrest Hill, Edinburgh, EH1 2QL, UK                DoD #205
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