#logic-and-psychologic-dimensions-of-language #sister-miriam-joseph #trivium
Objectively, the definition (the logical dimension) of house and home are similar and may be represented by the lines ab; but subjectively, home is a much richer word, for to its logical content is added an emotional content (the psychological dimension) associated with the word and represented by the line bx.
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Open itLanguage has logical and psychological meanings which may be illustrated through a closer look at the words house and home. If house is represented as a b, then home may be represented as a b x. Objectively, the definition (the logical dimension) of house and home are similar and may be represented by the lines ab; but subjectively, home is a much richer word, for to its logical content is added an emotional content (the psychological dimension) associated with the word and represented by the line bx. The fact that house has practically no psychological dimension while home has much accounts for the different effects produced by the following lines, which are equivalent in the logica
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