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Quote: only an appeal to semantics can resolve the syntactic ambiguity of 'time flies like an arrow'; three acceptable structures

topics > all references > references m-o > QuoteRef: oettAG_1972 , p. 7



Group:
natural language
Topic:
problem of classifying information
Topic:
private language argument for skepticism about meaning
Topic:
people vs. computers
Topic:
language and life as a game

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The string "time flies like an arrow" carries … choices made for each word. Nevertheless, its meaning … … [p. 8] Finally, any minor modification which would rule … rule out then identical and legitimate structure of … What becomes painfully clear at this point is … of "time flies like an arrow."   Google-1   Google-2

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