tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322617848676783322.post4890164021745514260..comments2023-06-29T09:30:11.501-04:00Comments on La Dolce Vita: Language of PowerkStylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06722899143558375319noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322617848676783322.post-28330825974458028202008-06-26T23:00:00.000-04:002008-06-26T23:00:00.000-04:00I can add that I disagree with what I understand o...I can add that I disagree with what I understand of Chomsky and his school, and I can also add that Wittgenstein (and I) had much to say about language, especially about how language and practice are intertwined.Naryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05369280617520806983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322617848676783322.post-20126357351570304432008-06-26T22:34:00.000-04:002008-06-26T22:34:00.000-04:00PS we can even get into: what is language? what is...PS we can even get into: what is language? what is culture? and, yes, we did in this in my textbooks.<BR/><BR/>Larry: I knew whatcha meant.:)kStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06722899143558375319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322617848676783322.post-66983646306878200732008-06-26T22:27:00.000-04:002008-06-26T22:27:00.000-04:00Larry: I did not know! I would like to hear more a...Larry: I did not know! I would like to hear more about your studies.<BR/><BR/>Narya: Every language variation--"dialects" and "languages both--has its own set of rules. Dialects aren't random collections of words. In fact, "Ebonics" is also called "African English" because it is, in fact, English strongly influenced by the linguistic structures of West African languages!<BR/><BR/>Heck, I would argue that teh Internets have developed their own language/dialect and usages.<BR/><BR/>Turns out there are a ton of theories about both first- and second-language acquisition: how it happens, why it happens, what type of environment and which teaching methods are best for it. Most of these theories can be broken down into 3 major schools: behaviorist (Skinner), innatist (Chomsky), and interactionist (Gardner), but that is a whole separate post.<BR/><BR/>My brain is full. Time for bed.kStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06722899143558375319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322617848676783322.post-46627538390806560522008-06-26T22:26:00.000-04:002008-06-26T22:26:00.000-04:00I meant "a" instead of "s."I meant "a" instead of "s."Larry Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425250800667058263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322617848676783322.post-6322805403759197112008-06-26T21:49:00.000-04:002008-06-26T21:49:00.000-04:00This is all so varied. On one hand, I have a cert...This is all so varied. On one hand, I have a certain stake, could make an argument for, and earn significant income from, the notion that there are rules about language. Are they the only possible rules? Nope. But they are a set of rules, and it's possible to learn them, no matter what your background is within the same language. (As a second language, I think there are nuances that only become apparent after a long time/much experience; I'm thinking now of a friend who did research in Paris every summer for years. He was sufficiently fluent that parisians knew he wasn't quite Parisian, but they couldn't identify him as American, for example.)<BR/><BR/>OTOH, I also think about how much the guys at the bakery and I managed to communicate--some of it relatively complex concepts--without much shared language at all.<BR/><BR/>And I, too, want to hear more about your studies.Naryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05369280617520806983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322617848676783322.post-91789153187169152632008-06-26T21:38:00.000-04:002008-06-26T21:38:00.000-04:00Language (communication) is all. I'm s student of ...Language (communication) is all. I'm s student of semantics, you know. Eager to read about your studies.Larry Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425250800667058263noreply@blogger.com