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Let us imagine a language for which the description which Augustine has given would be correct. The language shall help a builder A to make himself understood by an || is to be the means of communication between a builder A and his assistant B.

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¤ A is constructing a building out of building stones || blocks; there is a supply of || are cubes, columns, slabs and beams. B has to hand him the building stones in the order in which A needs them. For this purpose they use a language consisting of the words: “cube”, “column”, “slab”, “beam”. A shouts || calls out the words; – B brings the stone that he has learned to bring at this call.
Take || Regard this as a complete primitive language.

(2015–) Wittgenstein Source Bergen Nachlass Edition (WS-BNE). Edited by the Wittgenstein Archives at the University of Bergen under the direction of Alois Pichler. In: Wittgenstein Source, curated by Alois Pichler (2009–) and Joseph Wang-Kathrein (2020–). (N) Bergen: WAB.

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