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1953 I. E. Cox Semantic Courtship in Science Fiction Adventures July 63/1
She could answer Thor, turn aside his quiet pleading, because she spoke to him in English. Her own language had made it possible for her to confuse word-symbols with ideas. But by questioning her, by driving her into a semantic corner, Kraela had forced her to admit her own lack of idea-referents. She could not phrase her argument in Venusian, because the argument was a structure of symbols which had no specific meaning. Paulaβs comfortably secure universe fell apart. |