Re: Plausibility Check

In article <1155709872.086612.279810@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Franz Gnaedinger" <frgn@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Here is your attempt at defining language from Jan 23
2006 11:40 am (to be retrieved via Google):

A primarily arbitrary (i.e., non-logic)

"non-iconic"

two-way system
of communication that can express not only concrete
concepts,

"but also abstract concepts,"

including intelligibles

"intangibles"

If you're going to quote me, quote me correctly, instead of relying on
your typical inability to do proper research, which paints you as an
idiot and/or a liar.

Nathan

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Williams College
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