Episode 71 Good news and bad news
Structured Visions
English - January 27, 2022 05:30 - 48 minutes - 34.5 MBPhilosophy Society & Culture Science Social Sciences creativity language linguistics socialjustice society Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Ferdinand de Saussure likened language to a collective treasure that every member of the linguistic community can draw from without its stores diminishing. This idea is quite heartening – almost magical – but it’s also ruthlessly oppressive. What do you want first: the good news or the bad news?
The story I discuss in this episode is ‘A day at the lake’.
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