Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 10:05:48 -0400

From: "M. Lynne Murphy" 104LYN[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MUSE.ARTS.WITS.AC.ZA

Subject: Re: soda, pop, & upstate NY



larry said:



This last point, on "Upstate N.Y." being restricted to those north-of-West-

chester (or whatever the necessary geographical constraint is) places that

don't have their own monikers can't really be part of the MEANING of "upstate",

but only a factor which affects its use under certain conditions, in the way

that 'finger' may be used so as to exclude 'thumb' (the lexical pragmatic

analogue of the elsewhere principle).



larry's right.



lynne



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