单词 | pseudo-statement |
释义 | > as lemmaspseudo-statement pseudo-statement n. Brit. /ˈs(j)uːdə(ʊ)ˌsteɪtm(ə)nt/ , U.S. /ˈsudoʊˌsteɪtmənt/ a form of expression that formally resembles statement but does not refer or correspond to objective fact, being rather used for its subjective effect on the hearer or reader; an instance of this.ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > [noun] > a statement or declaration > resembling statement syntactics1902 pseudo-statement1926 1926 I. A. Richards Sci. & Poetry vi. 56 We must confine ourselves to the other function of words, or rather..to one form of that function, let me call it pseudo-statement. 1926 I. A. Richards Sci. & Poetry vi. 59 A pseudo-statement is a form of words which is justified entirely by its effect in releasing or organizing our impulses and attitudes..; a statement, on the other hand, is justified by..its correspondence..with the fact to which it points. 1947 D. Rynin Johnson's Treat. Lang. 333 Only if the expression has statement meaning shall we consider it a genuine statement; otherwise we shall call it a pseudo-statement, provided it satisfies the purely grammatical requirements. 1986 A. Jefferson & D. Robey Mod. Lit. Theory (BNC) 75 Poetry is pseudo-statement..when we read it properly ‘the question of belief or disbelief, in the intellectual sense, never arises’. < as lemmas |
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