Dan : I didn't know Fernando Flores but I went this afternoon to get the book you told us. I am starting this reading tonight.. Do you read Spanish? Adriana
2013/10/26 Daniel Mezick <d...@newtechusa.net> > Hi Lourdes Adriana! > > Yes, and also in Chile: you have the amazing Fernando Flores, a man who > applies speech acts in a very useful way! > > Reading the work of Fernando Flores is how I ended up paying much more > attention to linguistics... > > Kind Regards, > Dan > > > Related Links: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Flores > > http://www.strategy-business.com/article/09406?pg=all > “We human beings are linguistic, social, emotional animals that co-invent > a world through language,” says Flores. “That means that reality is not > formed by objects." > > > > On 10/26/13 2:16 PM, Lourdes Adriana Diaz-Berrio Doring wrote: > > Thank you for sharing your readings. We have an important author in > spanish from Chile Echeverria he wrote a book called Ontologia del lenguage > about the same topic. > > > 2013/10/26 Daniel Mezick <d...@newtechusa.net> > >> Howdy Harrison, >> This background story on the "wonderful internal contradiction" does >> explain the curiously dissonant sentence structure of "Be prepared to be >> surprised." >> >> "Be prepared to be surprised" is a directive, a structure that is >> dissonant and might even be in conflict with the concepts of >> self-management, self-governance, self-organization et al. >> >> I have been studying, arranging and facilitating OST meetings for over 5 >> years, and I just noticed this curious fact for the 1st time. >> >> Probably something to do with the books I'm reading lately. >> >> And this guy: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Austin >> Austin pointed out that we use language to *do* things as well as to * >> assert* things, and that the utterance of a statement like "I promise to >> do so-and-so" is best understood as *doing* something — *making a promise >> * — rather than making an assertion about anything. Hence the name of >> one of his best-known works: "How to do Things with Words". >> >> Kind Regards, >> Dan >> >> On 10/26/13 11:38 AM, Michael M Pannwitz wrote: >> >> you couldnt, because you are already dead >> mmp >> >> On 26.10.2013 17:35, Harrison Owen wrote: >> >> Actually Dan – it is and always has been a serious joke, with (I think) >> a wonderful internal contradiction. If you were really prepared to be >> surprised, you couldn’t be surprised... or could you J >> >> ho >> >> Harrison Owen >> >> 7808 River Falls Dr. >> >> Potomac, MD 20854 >> >> USA >> >> 189 Beaucaire Ave. (summer) >> >> Camden, Maine 04843 >> >> Phone 301-365-2093 >> >> (summer) 207-763-3261 >> >> www.openspaceworld.com <www.openspaceworld.com%20> >> >> www.ho-image.com <www.ho-image.com%20> (Personal Website) >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of >> OSLIST Go >> to:http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> >> *From:*oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org >> [mailto:oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org<oslist-boun...@lists.openspacetech.org>] >> *On Behalf Of *Daniel Mezick >> *Sent:* Saturday, October 26, 2013 9:18 AM >> *To:* oslist@lists.openspacetech.org >> *Subject:* [OSList] : Speech acts >> >> When responding to Jenifer's thoughts earlier, I realized: >> >> The slogan "Be Prepared to Be Surprised" is a most interesting one in >> OST. >> >> It is actually an illocutionary speech act.... of type "*/Directive/*". >> >> So, located here in OST, baked into it, we have a specific slogan that >> is attempting to *cause* the hearer to take a particular action, e.g. a >> request, *commands* and advice. A directive! >> >> I wonder if the undeniably directive structure of "Be Prepared to Be >> Surprised" really aligned with the intention/spirit/philosophy of OST. >> >> Dan >> >> >> Background links: >> >> What is a speech act? >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_acts >> A */speech act/* in linguistics >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics>and >> the philosophy of >> language >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_language><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_language>is >> an >> utterance that has performative function in language and communication. >> >> What is an illocutionary act? >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illocutionary_act >> *Illocutionary act* is a term in linguistics >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics>introduced >> by the philosopher >> John L. Austin >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Austin><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Austin>in >> his >> investigation of the various aspects of speech acts >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_acts><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_acts>. >> >> >> What is a Directive illocutionary act? >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illocutionary_act#Classes_of_illocutionary_acts >> *directives* = speech acts that are to *cause the hearer to take a >> particular action*, e.g. requests, commands and advice >> >> More than you asked for: >> What is a Commissive speech act? >> *commissives* = speech acts that commit a speaker to some future action, >> e.g. promises and oaths >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 10/24/13 1:29 PM, Jenifer Toksvig wrote: >> >> Dan wrote: >> Consider the man who loves a certain woman, and waits >> for the current trend of her interest in him to change. He is goal >> seeking without controlling. Likewise, trend-following market >> traders do not attempt to create, control or make trends. They >> simply identify & ride them, while seeking wealth. << >> >> Waiting and seeking are still forms of controlling. Your loving man >> has chosen to wait for his goal rather than (to coin a phrase) being >> prepared to be surprised by another woman. He may not be trying to >> control her, but he’s still trying to control the situation in a way >> that he thinks will allow him to achieve his goal. >> >> Those who seek wealth do likewise: they don’t randomly ride the >> trends, they identify them and make choices about how to ride them, >> in order to obtain wealth. That is control. >> >> I don’t think it’s possible to be goal-oriented and try to exert >> some kind of control over the process, unless your goal is… to have >> no goal. Actually, even being prepared to be surprised is a goal. A >> sort of wonderfully ridiculous one. >> >> Jen x >> >> *Jenifer Toksvig >> *www.acompletelossforwords.com >> <http://www.acompletelossforwords.com><http://www.acompletelossforwords.com> >> >> *The Copenhagen Interpretation >> *www.thecopenhageninterpretation.co.uk >> >> <http://www.thecopenhageninterpretation.co.uk><http://www.thecopenhageninterpretation.co.uk> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> OSList mailing list >> >> To post send emails toosl...@lists.openspacetech.org >> <mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org> <OSList@lists.openspacetech.org> >> >> To unsubscribe send an email tooslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org >> <mailto:oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org><oslist-le...@lists.openspacetech.org> >> >> To subscribe or manage your subscription click below: >> >> http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org >> >> -- >> >> Daniel Mezick, President >> >> New Technology Solutions Inc. >> >> (203) 915 7248 (cell) >> >> Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/><http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/>. >> Blog >> <http://newtechusa.net/blog/> <http://newtechusa.net/blog/>. 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