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Wow, fascinating! I love language and that was one of the things in the book that really fascinated me. Great question, and even better answer!
Thank you so much! What a wonderful and detailed answer, I really appreciate the time you took to answer my question. Also I apologize for writing Palapi instead of Pelapi, my finger slipped and I didn't proofread. I borrowed the book from my library, but I will definitely buy it. I need a treasure like this in my personal library :) Thanks again Scott!
Great question and an amazing answer! I can see how it could be comedic.
A book that deal with the concept of the Sapir-Worf hypothesis is "Embassytown", by China Mieville. At times I was sure I was the only person interested in this concept, I am glad to hear there is a full framework to think about this!
very interesting response... to a question that hadn't occurred to me, given how many the book raises.
the notion that language affects what you can think about and your ability to perceive (and impact) reality is also a theme in heinlein's "stranger in a strange land" (so, a compliment by comparison, I suppose)
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Wow, fascinating! I love language and that was one of the things in the book that really fascinated me. Great question, and even better answer!
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Thank you so much! What a wonderful and detailed answer, I really appreciate the time you took to answer my question. Also I apologize for writing Palapi instead of Pelapi, my finger slipped and I didn't proofread. I borrowed the book from my library, but I will definitely buy it. I need a treasure like this in my personal library :) Thanks again Scott!
Great question and an amazing answer! I can see how it could be comedic.
A book that deal with the concept of the Sapir-Worf hypothesis is "Embassytown", by China Mieville. At times I was sure I was the only person interested in this concept, I am glad to hear there is a full framework to think about this!
very interesting response... to a question that hadn't occurred to me, given how many the book raises.the notion that language affects what you can think about and your ability to perceive (and impact) reality is also a theme in heinlein's "stranger in a strange land" (so, a compliment by comparison, I suppose)
