Or more directly, you’ve demonstrated that humans can’t have learned their vocabulary by asking well-formed variations on “What does X mean?”
How so?
Well, because as per your example, you can’t ask for the meaning of “meaning” that way. You’ve got to do something else, like have the usage of “meaning” demonstrated to you and pick it up inductively.
Okay, thanks for clarifying. Just wanted to check that was what you meant.
Or more directly, you’ve demonstrated that humans can’t have learned their vocabulary by asking well-formed variations on “What does X mean?”
How so?
Well, because as per your example, you can’t ask for the meaning of “meaning” that way. You’ve got to do something else, like have the usage of “meaning” demonstrated to you and pick it up inductively.
Okay, thanks for clarifying. Just wanted to check that was what you meant.