[lit-ideas] Kith Or Kin
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:44:48 EST
Zeno Vendler
In a message dated 2/27/2009 3:29:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
donalmcevoyuk@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> Get a move on, masses, immediately
> Smile on your comrade!
> Everyone assemble!
> Attempt to devote yourself to the group right now!
>
>
> FAILURE TO ASSEMBLE, SMILE, AND LOVE YOUR COMRADE WILL
> IMMEDIATELY BE
> PUNISHED BY DETENTION IN RE-EDUCATION CAMPS ... RIGHT NOW!
>
>
> Look, mommy, firemen, there's going to be a fire!
Of course, we aren't to infer from this that Eric's parents were incestuous,
fascist pig-dogs who screamed a lot over v. little.
----
No.
I think Eric's point, amongst many is Zeno Vendler.
I learned about Zeno Vendler reading David Holdcroft, "Words and Deeds:
problems in the theory of speech acts" -- a criticism of J. L. Austin. Vendler
wants to say that some verbs are _never_ grammatically well used in the
imperative:
----- Smile on your comrade!
-- Enjoy the dinner!
-- Devote yourself to... [sh*t].
-----
The things we can order are the things we used for dogs:
"Sit!"
cfr.
"Don't eat _that_!"
etc.
I always first try my imperatives first on my kin and _then_ on my kith
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