First, an observation- Lakoff enjoys using parenthesis. It slightly annoys me because usually a reader ignores parenthesis because the information is second and usually not all that important; however, Lakeoff puts useful information in them and I feel like I’m taking a break from the real reading every time I stop to read the crap in the parenthesis, even though it’s not really crap. Sorry for my rant. Yes, sorry :-)
Anyway, yet again we dive into a seemingly simple subject and dissect it. This time, however, I enjoy the topic and so I’m interested in hearing what people who have studied language think of it and how they analyze it. As a writing major, language is important to me, but so far it seems that Lakoff is analyzing words and the potential meanings, which is language, yes, but to me language is so much more universal. Language is what we create to project meaning, to understand, and to communicate.
There are so many cultures that use language differently, not only the obvious totally different language, but the way that they communicate (different manors and acceptable ways of saying things). And as far as language vs. reality, like I said, language is sooo broad—it contains truth and fiction and it’s like comparing deserts to pumpkin pie. You can say fiction is my favorite language, but saying language is a problem because it’s not all truth doesn’t make much sense. I suppose I’ll just have to try and think of language a little differently/more narrow for now so I’m not constantly disagreeing with the book—it won’t be too hard. :-)
It’s late and I’m kind of tired and still wound from break, but I think I make some sense, right?
p.s. I heart emoticons!
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