Arts & Humanities > Languages (Other) Ambiguity of speech

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Words cannot convey the same meaning to different people, or different types of people, and neither can they communicate 100% of what they actually represent. The well-known Sapir-Whorf hypothesis gives us at least part of the evidence for the first statement here. The hypothesis is, essentially, that perception of reality i... More..

Arts & Humanities > Asian Languages Learning the Japanese alphabets

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The Japanese language does not have an alphabet.What it has is three writing systems used in conjunction: two of them are parallel phonographic syllabaries, and the third is a set of morpho-phonographic Chinese characters. (While the roman alphabet is often used for transliteration, it cannot be taken very seriously as a Japa... More..

Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Common themes in the poetry of Elizabeth Bishop

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Many seem to insist that Elizabeth Bishop's poetry is all light-spirited and jocular in tone.If nothing else can be said about it categorically, though, it is indeed very honest.One of her better known poems seems to have escaped the notice of most of those who would assert that there is no more serious or contemplative side ... More..

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