[lbo-talk] Caudwell on on language's inability to reflect the changing nature of reality

[Wojtek S]

More to the point, how do we know that language is out of touch with
reality?
Wojtek
On Jan 5, 2014 8:06 PM, "Eubulides" <autoplectic at gmail.com> wrote:


> On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 3:33 PM, JOANNA A. <123hop at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Possibly true about Hegel.
> >
> > The other thing to keep in mind is that the vernacular changes extremely
> fast. Print has slowed down the rate of change, but it's still changing
> every day. What doesn't change as quickly is the language of the educated:
> the hochsprache of each country. That's one reason why intellectuals might
> notice that language gets more out of touch with reality.
> >
>
> ==========
>
> How does language get out of touch with reality?
>
> E.
>
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