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> the sentence is pronounced as having a colon It sounds as if you are saying that /colon/ is a pause, because in your Cleese reference, he pronounces a /colon
by denton-scratch 5y ago
> the sentence is pronounced as having a colon
It sounds as if you are saying that /colon/ is a pause, because in your Cleese reference, he pronounces a /colon/. If that's what you meant, then are you not begging the question? You assume that his pause was a /colon/, and conclude that /colon/ means a pause.
- mdp2021 5y agoNo. I have precisely stated that «It [relation between sentences] also is a type of vocal intention». This was stated on the basis that if you listen to a normal, decent speaker, you can see that the musicality in language can follow semantics, precisely different relations of sentences including modalities. Different relations are implied in different rhythms and melodies. You sing colons, dashes etc. as you speak. There is no assumption: it is an obstension. There is no conclusion: it remains an obstension. That I mentioned of Cleese's acting, is an example. I fail to see how you could read that pseudo-logic in that post. Do not use that poor pattern as a universal key: it is not.