The Reith Lectures; Word traps and how to avoid them

From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: March 6, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

We human beings are odd compared with our nearest animal relatives.Unlike them, we can say what we want, when we want. All normal humans can produce and understand any number of new words and sentences. Humans use the multiple options of language often without thinking. But blindly, they sometimes fall into its traps. They are like spiders who exploit their webs, but themselves get caught in the sticky strands. In this final lecture, I want to discuss how the huge choice available to us also sets up possible snares.

Humans may be subconsciously trapped by their language. Linguistic freedom ...

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