Syntactic Role vs Semantic Meaning of Is/Am
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In a message dated 03/12/2007 12:33:49 GMT Standard Time,
_jPolanik at nc.rr.com_ (mailto:jPolanik@nc.rr.com) writes:
Jud Earlier: The copula does not ‘bond’ [the original etymological meaning]
subject and its existential state or mode THAT BONDING IS ALREADY IN PLACE as
a feature of the manner in which the subject exists. The Cat does not
magically become black because the copula waves an ontological wand over it
the copula links subject and predicate *words*. who ever said that the
copular *word* linked the referent of the subject word and the referent of the
predicate word? Jud: There is no duality about a black cat in the first place.
*properties* are a notion left over from the ancients. All entities are
holisms. The *copula* is merely a sign - a pointer. that has been adapted (in the
interests of economy and clarity )to provide/confirm number and time. In
fact I once created a simple conjugal four chevron system which managed the
number/time luggage bit of the copula very well, and demonstrates more clearly
the
*indicant* role of the copula-sign.
It’s years ago - but it went something like this.
1. *The engine
