I think the study of language would be such a fascinating topic and it would really open up the mind to some crazy new ideas about the way people think. What do you think of it? Any of you dabble?
i do often. i believe that the more we know about language, the more we can understand and expand the scope of human thought. i'm majoring in anthropology and have always had an interest in latin, greek, and german.
Yes, but I live it more than I study it. Just hearin' Americans talk from a foreign perspective shows lots of things.
yeah I heard a lecture about the importance in linguistics for people who speak Hebrew and Arabic (all over my head) and how, meanings and misinterpreations can easily lost in translation, and there are classes about this...but I'm only beginning Arabic, so i haven't gotten to take this course
absolutely. there are so many nuances of meaning that don't translate. it happens from other languages to english, but even moreso when translating english into other languages, like spanish or french.
Awesome. I am considering anthropology as a subject alongside history, philosophy, linguistics and my compulsory media subjects. I think all of them could contribute to an excellent understanding of the matrix ie. how people react.
Yes, I have been studying the English language for years. The English language is particularly interesting because it is coded. Many of the words that people take for granted have meanings other than what they think.
Hey cool, what's your focus in anthropology? I did my BA in social anthro and now I'm in grad school doing legal anthropology with a focus on development and human rights.
check it: http://english.utah.edu/eclipse/projects/LANGUAGE/language.html like a billion pages of awesomeness
