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darkinshadows -> RE: Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis (11/6/2005 10:58:32 AM)
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Example
If I say ‘vegetarianism is good’ often enough then it will eventually become true. In fact it becomes a (not the) truth as I say it, at least for me.
Using it
Understand the power of language. Use it to good effect. The pen and the mouth are truly more powerful than the sword.
Defending it
Understand the power of language. Hear how others are using it. Do not let their reality become your reality unless it makes sufficient sense to you.
I disagree with this concept as if one says 'vegetarianism is good', does not make it so - even if it is only meant for the person saying it. You can THINK it is good and LIE to yourself, but does not make it so. It may be harming you. Lots of people do things that they believe is good for them and say it is over and over, doesn't make it true. Even to them.
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Language Expectancy Theory
Description
In any situation we will have expectations about what language will and will not be used. When language outside this region is used, we will be surprised and possibly shocked.
For example men are expected to use stronger language than women. Men are also expected to use stronger language when they are with other men than when a woman is present. And men on a football field are expected to use stronger language still.
When language that is unexpected or vivid is used, then it is often remembered more, possibly because the listener thinks about it more, perhaps to try and understand why it was used or to process the mental pictures created.
Research
Burgoon, Jones and Stewart (1975) found that women using intense language were less persuasive than men using the same language.
Example
My teenage daughter has picked up some rather choice language from her peers and has started to use it at home. I find use of such foul-mouthed words in my home appalling, especially from her.
Using it
Understand the effects of language in a given situation. Know when you will surprise and shock and use the appropriate words for desired effect.
That isn't the power of the word, but the power of the mind. Its conditioning, over years and years. The words mean nothing. We are shocked and surprised only by what we are used to and how we have been raised. We can however change our concepts by being self aware and not following trends and others ideals.
Words are beautiful sculptures that contain so much more than letters - however words are not important - not as important as communication. And these are two different subjects. Words are only a tool within communication. Communication is an action realised with more than words.
Peace and Love
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