> I would take the purpose of syntax to be closer to "understanding how
> societies function, reproduce and transform, and understanding the
> role played by the spatial environment in that."
"Understanding how societies function, reproduce and transform"?
Surely "understanding the role played by the spatial environment in how
societies function, reproduce and transform"?
I think Alan's next para gets to the heart of the subject, but surely it
is answering the second statement and not the first? --- a genuine
question, is the bigger question within the realm of syntax?
Playing devil's advocate, we might be pedantic and claim that spatial
relations can only be discovered through movement... I'm also thinking
building big is context dependent and can only determined by spatial
relations to other built forms or oneself...
Alasdair
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