THE WORD “DIVINE” IN LINGUA-U I have said that Lingua-U is divine speech. Now let’s look closer at the word “divine”, and I will give you a sneak peek at how Lingua-U functions in an actual application. You see, there is “divine” in English, and then there is “divine” in Lingua-U, and they both need to be considered. A closer look at the dictionary reveals not just one commonly accepted definition; there are 18. As we have noted, it means something of or pertaining to a god. To go on, it means godlike; heavenly; celestial; as a noun, theologian or God; as a verb, to discover or declare or perceive or to practice divination. In a common sense fashion, the definition for this English word is its meaning. Of course, in the real world meaning is indicated by more than the word’s sense, but by context and such factors as intonation. Uttered in a stinking cesspool, the adjective’s use would probably indicate sarcasm. Thus, the meaning of the word contains about 18 different definitions. The word “divine” can be translated, however imperfectly, into dozens of languages spoken by many millions of people. Theoretically, the word could be translated into about 7,000 extant languages (a constantly dwindling number). In each language that the word can be translated into, there would surely be multiple definitions just as for English. Thus, in this example, the definition for “divine” consists in a rather large set of specific definitions in many different languages. To divine the meaning of the word in a comprehensive fashion, one could consult hundreds of dictionaries. In each definition, there is an indication of how the word is used by actual speakers of the language. There was no government committee formed to set an artificial definition. So what is “divine” in Lingua-U? joe-perez/blog/the-word-divine-in-lingua-u/
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 19:16:04 +0000
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