Science-fiction Studies, Issue 1SFS Publications., 1973 - Science fiction |
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... played . On a chessboard , for example , the king has its specific meanings within the rules of the play , but has no reference outside the rules ; i.e. , it is nothing at all in relation to the world outside the confines of the ...
... played . On a chessboard , for example , the king has its specific meanings within the rules of the play , but has no reference outside the rules ; i.e. , it is nothing at all in relation to the world outside the confines of the ...
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semantic vacuum , for they are played with " natural language ” , which always has meanings oriented toward the world ... play empty games . In any literary game there are rules of two kinds : those that realize outer semantic functions ...
semantic vacuum , for they are played with " natural language ” , which always has meanings oriented toward the world ... play empty games . In any literary game there are rules of two kinds : those that realize outer semantic functions ...
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... playing an empty game . Since empty games have no hidden meaning , since they represent nothing and predict nothing , they ... play easier . Nevertheless , 90 to 98 percent of the empty games in SF are very primitive , very naive one ...
... playing an empty game . Since empty games have no hidden meaning , since they represent nothing and predict nothing , they ... play easier . Nevertheless , 90 to 98 percent of the empty games in SF are very primitive , very naive one ...
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