paragwinn
Posts: 539 Joined: Mar. 2008
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Barry, philosopher-warrior (or worrier) leads with: Quote | Quote | Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language. |
Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1953, aphorism 109 |
Well, ya know what Nietzsche said: Quote | To forget one's purpose is the commonest form of stupidity. |
That was just a random selection in the non-technical, everyday-people, meaningful-English-text sense.
PS - Barry's linguistic theory link leads to this: Quote | Sign (linguistics) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. (March 2013) This article is written like a personal reflection or opinion essay that states the Wikipedia editor's particular feelings about a topic, rather than the opinions of experts. (March 2013) This article needs attention from an expert in linguistics. The specific problem is: it is unclear whether there is a specifically linguistic concept to be described, distinct from semiotics. (March 2013) | bolding in original. It focuses on Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure's model of the linguistic sign (signifier and signified) which I dont think makes his point. For instance: Quote | Saussure's understanding of sign is called the two-side model of sign.
Furthermore, Saussure separated speech acts (la parole) from the system of a language (la langue). Parole was the free will of the individual, whereas langue was regulated by the group, albeit unknowingly.
Saussure also postulated that once the convention is established, it is very difficult to change, which enables languages to remain both static, through a set vocabulary determined by conventions, and to grow, as new terms are needed to deal with situations and technologies not covered by the old. |
PPS - I'm scheduled to have that operation next week. ;)
-------------- All women build up a resistance [to male condescension]. Apparently, ID did not predict that. -Kristine 4-19-11 F/Ns to F/Ns to F/Ns etc. The whole thing is F/N ridiculous -Seversky on KF footnote fetish 8-20-11 Sigh. Really Bill? - Barry Arrington
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