I'm speaking of these words as adjectives.
Originary is something so uniquely original that it did not derive from something else. The first instance of human langage is originary.
"The origin of language marks off a new stage in human evolution, the beginning of culture, including religion, art, desire, and the sacred. In addition, language makes possible new forms of social organization which are radically different from animal 'pecking order' hierarchies dominated by an alpha male. Because language is so radically different from animal communication systems, the central claim of Generative Anthropology maintains that its origin must have been a singular event..."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generative_Anthropology#The_Originary_Hypothesis
The first poem would be 'originary' - the first sonnet would be 'original'.
I think the distinction is interesting, but I can't find any good places online that clarify the distinction in every day terms.
2007-08-07
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