Searching for Meaning in Life and Language Part 3

Written By Emmanuel Kofi Nkansah
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Volume 1: Birthday Celebrations: Part 3, Two Language Postulates

Please use the audio file below to follow along as we go through the texts, tackling this section to better understand the theoretical breakdown of each of the two language postulates.

PART III: TWO LANGUAGE POSTULATES

INTRODUCTION

Every apex or top corner of our three triangles represents an A: Thus we have A1, A2 and A3.

Every left corner or vertex of our three triangles represents a B: Thus we have B1, B2 and B3.

Every right corner or vertex of our three triangles represents a C: Thus we have C1, C2 and C3.


The Language Postulate Triangles


FIRST POSTULATE: A LINGUISTIC PRINCIPLE OF THREE EQUIVALENT TRIANGLES

1. A1-A2-A3 CORRESPONDENCES

- ORIGINAL AND EQUIVALENT MENTAL PICTURES

2. B1-B2-B3 CORRESPONDENCES

- CARICATURES

3. C1-C2-C3 CORRESPONDENCES

- CARICATURES

SECOND POSTULATE: AN EQUATION FOR LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION

Interpretation = FHB + UnitFpsy-AggFpsy + CIMP-CPMP

Definitions

- FHB: ​​​Full Historical Background

- UnitFPsy:​​​Unit Psychological Function

- AggFpsy:​​​Aggregate Psychological Function

- CIMP-CPMP:​​Continuum of Personal Mental Pictures

Emmanuel Kofi Nkansah
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