28 July 1814

Logic

Ch.2 Ends &c.

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In regard to language, two very /perfectly/ distinguishable functions have been brought to view - the intransitive and the transitive.

In respect of its intransitive function, it, as it were, amalgamates itself with thought - it forms no more than a sort of clothing to thought.

In respect of its transitive function, it is the medium of communication between one mind and another, or others.

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