Wittgenstein said, “the harmony between thought and reality is to be found in the grammar of language.” How’s that working today?
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Beyond Grammar: Grammar and Meaning
Grammatical correctness and meaning are two separate functions, and they don’t always coexist. Noam Chomsky devised a sentence with perfect grammar and no meaning: Colorless green ideas sleep furiously. It is also possible to devise a sentence which a listener or reader can understand though it is grammatically incorrect. Another reason why he dislikes lotsContinue reading “Beyond Grammar: Grammar and Meaning”
Beyond Grammar: Gun talk in America
There has to be a cultural change before the gun violence subsides, and that change is in our own hands in a way that legislation is not. Just as we are changing our culture by revising language regarding race and gender, we might revisit our use of gun language. The first step is to increase our awarenessContinue reading “Beyond Grammar: Gun talk in America”
Why do we need grammar?
Grammar is a mental machine which takes our thoughts and makes them comprehensible to others.