Re: SUO: SUO - Content
>Dear all,
> . I have recently had the chance to start looking at the
>content we have so far.
>
> . Jim Schoening pointed me towards some lists Ian Niles and
>David Whitten have posted. These contain mainly what I think of as
>"structural", rather than "semantic" content.
Can you be a bit clearer what you mean by 'semantic' here? Seems to
me that whenever anyone writes any axiom, it is 'semantic'.
>.....
> . For example, in the medical / animal biology area, I would
>expect inclusion of each of the major organs and physical features common in
>vertebrates, especially bearing in mind the general commonality of these
>features and the frequency with which most people deal with them (eg at a
>butcher's shop).
Funny you should use that example. If you take a look at Larousse
Gastronomique, you will see that the French, English and American
butchers all have different, and mutually incompatible, ways of
cutting up cows into parts. 'Flank steak', an American specialty,
doesnt exist in England, for example: the relevant muscle is cut into
chunks instead of sheets there. This is quite distinct from the fact
that many animal parts have different classifications in different
cuisines. In England, tripe and liver as about as different as one
could imagine, and in the North would be bought at different places
in the market: in the US they are both 'organ meats'.
Happy New Year.
Pat Hayes
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