2007-10-13 13:54:49 · 4 answers · asked by kamelåså 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
No, I don't subscribe to this statement. The purpose of language is communication and writing is a form of communication which enables us to examine words carefully and weigh up their meaning in a way which would not be possible if they were ephemeral, spoken words. However, I can see that in some works of literature this might be true. One thinks of poems abounding in metaphor where the feeling is conveyed by the beauty of the words and yet the meaning is far from precise and each person will hear it differently. One example is here http://www.poetryconnection.net/poets/Dylan_Thomas/1093
Similarly when words are sung the meaning becomes secondary and, if truth were told, some songs which touch the heart have words which are far from adequate and the meaning of which is obscure.
2007-10-14 03:52:59 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Language itself is a restrain on true communication which is carried out through mental waves, energy, feelings. Words encapsulate so little of what we want to say. Only empaths can actually feel it all. If you're talking about oral language as the true nature of language then well... you might say it does hide part of it.
2007-10-13 21:29:55 · answer #2 · answered by Der weiße Hexenmeister 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. Writing evolves as best it can to emulate language. Wasn't it the Cherokees that had 12 word for snow? Some native-american tribe anyway. The english language is a patchwork job, attempting to translate language into writing.
Me no language filosefizer!
2007-10-13 21:08:01 · answer #3 · answered by tpwine69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How does it hide the true nature of language?
Written language and spoken language kind of go hand in hand.
I'm not really sure what you are trying to ask.
2007-10-13 21:05:34 · answer #4 · answered by Sara 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋