The Borzoi College ReaderCharles Muscatine, Marlene Griffith |
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... language of signs for his wants ; talking is still a purely symbolic process - its practical value has not really impressed him yet . Language need not be vocal ; it may be purely visual , like written language , or even tactual , like ...
... language of signs for his wants ; talking is still a purely symbolic process - its practical value has not really impressed him yet . Language need not be vocal ; it may be purely visual , like written language , or even tactual , like ...
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... language , language can also corrupt thought . A bad usage can spread by tradition and imitation , even among people who should and do know better . The debased language that I have been discussing is in some ways very convenient ...
... language , language can also corrupt thought . A bad usage can spread by tradition and imitation , even among people who should and do know better . The debased language that I have been discussing is in some ways very convenient ...
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... Language , of course , is our prime instrument of conceptual expres- sion . The things we can say are in effect the things we can think . Words are the terms of our thinking as well as the terms in which we present our thoughts ...
... Language , of course , is our prime instrument of conceptual expres- sion . The things we can say are in effect the things we can think . Words are the terms of our thinking as well as the terms in which we present our thoughts ...
Contents
JAMES BALDWIN from The Fire Next Time | 199 |
RACE AND RACISM | 211 |
DISSENT AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE | 290 |
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