(Textual) Tonality And The Realisation Of Logical Relations

Nov 11

ChRIS CLÉiRIGhlexico-grammar, realisation 3 Comments

What the HAL9000 computer said in 2001: A Space Odyssey
I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that. …
I’m afraid that’s something I cannot allow to happen.

What the HAL9000 computer meant in 2001: A Space Odyssey
I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid. I can’t do that. …
I’m afraid. That’s something I cannot allow to happen.

3 Comments (+add yours?)

  1. eldon
    Nov 14, 2010 @ 13:34:47

    have you been reading some *discourse analysis* where, wrt the injunction ‘be afraid, be very afraid’ the analyst classes the lexical item “afraid” as a verb?
    er, what i _meant_ to say was “..as a Process?” ? of course.

    come on.
    context please..

    [but wait! what does the title of the post contribute to my understanding of your… ahem.. intent?]

    [oh, yes – tonality and the contribution of *full-stops* (graphically-rendered tonal meaning) to meanings.]

    [in my own defence i have been mentally tortured by some graphic rendering of ideas recently.]

    • eldon
      Nov 27, 2010 @ 17:21:20

      my con-musement wrt the above has been highlighted and textured by the recent discussion on sysfunc regarding the usefulness of word class.

  2. ThE CLOwN
    Nov 29, 2010 @ 07:12:20

    I notice no-one questions the usefulness of classes of group.

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