what is the religious language debate?
deuteronomy 32:3-4
“Great is our God, the Creator, whose work is always perfect, for all His ways are just, a faithful God who does no wrong: how righteous and true is He!”
key word: | definition: | examples: |
univocal | words that mean the same thing when used in different contexts | “I” - always used as reference to the self, regardless of context |
equivocal | words that mean different things when used in different contexts | table: eg “I eat my dinner at the table” vs “I drew a table of ideas in my science lesson” eye: “I have green eyes” “I am stuck in the eye of a storm” |
cognitive | statements that can be declared true/false (verifiable) | “My name is Alyia” “Water boils at 100deg celsius” |
non-cognitive | statements that cannot be declared true/false (non-verifiable) | “God is transcendent” “Prawn cocktail are the best flavour crisps” |
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