But in some cases, we offer additional contextual cues to specify other functions or characteristics that should be transferred to the person. Consider how different the meaning of these statements becomes when these additional cues are given. The additional cues are Cfuncs, because they specify different functions or characteristics to be transformed. For each pair of statements, the same relation (of equivalence) between Eric and the animal is specified, but different functions are to be transformed. And, if all of these statements about Eric are true, then he must be a very strange individual, indeed.
Relation/Contextual Cues | Functions/Characteristics |
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Eric is a dog. Eric smells like a dog. | ugly or promiscuous stinky |
Eric is a fox. Eric is sly as a fox. | good looking very sly, sneaky |
Eric is a snake. Eric looks like a snake. | dishonest, sneaky tall, slender, scaly |
Eric is a mouse. Eric is quiet as a mouse. | meek, mild, small very quiet |
Eric is a tiger. Eric moves like a tiger. | aggressive, frisky graceful, agile |
I’d like to say Y are feins. Meaning that Y does anything for a thrill 😭