For my 2 cents
1. I think we can describe a shot as a proposition - a long debated term for
sure - a visual proposition that is, and one that makes the shot amenable to
description that can draw on a lot of thought in logic, language philosophy
etc. An example might be to use David Lewis's definition of a proposition as
a set of possible worlds; whether linguistic or visual this seems to be
applicable. Another might be: a shot like a linguistic proposition
(sentence) refers to an event/state of affairs
2. I think a shot might be regarded as 'prelinguistic' in the sense that we
are proposition-perceiving animals. That is we as much cinematic as
linguistic animals. Just how language has shaped or been shaped by our our
propositionality is a matter, I suppose of genetic and cultural evolution.
Warrren Buckland has made many interesting contributions to this list and I
was pleased to learn of his book (which I haven't read...yet)
Ross
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