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Linguistics
Ok... I am an enourmous language geek. I can think of nothing more amusing than discussing the semantic implications of the use of ergativity in a polysynthetic language system. As such, I would love to discuss with you, my fellow Cunning Linguists, current issues in modern linguistic theory, and hopefully get schooled in some of the finer points of this liberal yet hard science.
Topic 1: Do you belive the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, and why?
I personally am inclined to believe that while language can ultimately determine ease of articulaion with respect to specific ideas, it can by no means prevent individual thoughts from occuring, no matter how hard they are to express, ergot, language does not ultimately determine thought processes, it merely gives them a proto-shape that can be defied by the clarity of a non-verbal idea.
Arguments?
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