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On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 8:03 PM, And Rosta <and.rosta@hidden.email> wrote: > >> > >> 1. Let s-& r- be extensional, in the sense that in s/ra Ra Pa, Ra and > >> Pa are in the same world. > > So given Rule (1), how do you talk about making a picture of a unicorn in > such a way as to say the unicorn is in the depicted world but not in the > world in which the picture is made? And how do you talk about a situation > where there is a situation where is a unicorn and I do a picture of the > situation? That's not a clear example. Trying again: How do you talk about a > situation in which there is an explosion and I photograph it? I wouldn't make that distinction with the grammar. I would say (when the clarification is needed): la je xnra pvsljrna pxra'ika A/ imaginary(A) & unicorn(A): picture(it, A) la je ftca fa spjo'e pxra'ika A/ factual(A) & explosion(A): picture(it, A) ma'a xrxe