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> No, they have an accepted meaning among practicioners of that art. You are getting close to the point here. Why does a term of art have a specific meaning t
by Crito 13y ago
> No, they have an accepted meaning among practicioners of that art.
You are getting close to the point here.
Why does a term of art have a specific meaning to a practitioner of that art? Answer that, and you will have determined why words have meanings in any context.
- mchaver 13y agoIt makes it easier for the practitioners to discuss their art. Jargon is useful if all parties understand the concepts and the forms (words assigned to the concept) used to represent them. Otherwise you have to expand the jargon into larger units. Borrowing words across fields (because of similarity) can cause confusion. One person may assign a meaning from a different field than the other interlocutors are using.