Wouldn't Know a Tagmemic if it Bit Him on the Parse
Ooh, can I steal that as a title? (Though I'll s/Tagmemic/Tagmeme/.) I
like it! :)
You got it!
I hope this isn't too off topic, but... is the word tagmeme somehow
related to the urban legend concept of a cultural meme?
-Miko
Miko O'Sullivan writes:
: Wouldn't Know a Tagmemic if it Bit Him on the Parse
:
: Ooh, can I steal that as a title? (Though I'll s/Tagmemic/Tagmeme/.) I
: like it! :)
:
: You got it!
:
: I hope this isn't too off topic, but... is the word tagmeme somehow
: related to the urban legend
On Tue, 16 Apr 2002 09:34:36 -0700 (PDT), Larry Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Pike predates Dawkins, who I believe made up the term.
(Could be wrong about that.) They are similar concepts, however, in
that a tagmeme is a psychological linguistic construct that propagates
culturally. It's
Juanma Barranquero wrote:
On _THE SELFISH GENE_ Dawkins says he coined the term, which was a more
euphonic version of mimeme:
On quickly scanning that message I read the last word as mini-me, which
brought up some *very* unlikely associations! :-)
Damian
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