Date:  Wed, 18 Jan 1995 23:46:32 EST

From:  Terry Lynn Irons <t.irons[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MSUACAD.MOREHEAD-ST.EDU>

Subject: Re: Animals and Energy



Having followed seemingly the Whorfian theory/hypothesis thread

about Eskimos and snow on Linguist of late, I must suggest that those

responding to the cited passages in Chaikra's Language: The Social

Mirror have missed her point, having taken the passage out of context.

In the context of English, animals don't have _energy_, because the term

in this use subsumes a set of features that have to do with

volition and intention, semantic attributes that I am not willing to

attribute to cats and dogs until they are willing to replace the Newt in

charge.



Terry

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