Magic words
Let’s be a little more mystical. Language creates reality not only by influencing and sweeping away audiences. Words, spells and talismans, according to the believers, have real magical power that can directly change reality, cure illness, win wars and open doors (Open Sesame!). That is, the syllables themselves (according to believers) have magical powers independent […]
The Language Revolution
Two revolutions have taken place in the field of language – the revolution of the language evolution and the revolution of language research in the academic world, which has occurred in the recent years. How can we explain the cultural evolution of human beings that evolved from a state similar to primates without language to […]
Virus of the Mind
This article jumps between different topics but bear with me and hopefully it’ll call come together in the end… Language is an indication of diversity but at the same time it’s a connection to others. Diversity provides the population with immunity but at the same time rejects others. Language in general has universal elements that […]
Rationality of words
Translation is a form of rewriting that may be influenced by the translator’s views and intentions and deviate from the original; but not only translation is biased. Any writing or use of words may be affected, influenced and even cause harm. Words often have much more power than we think. Choosing certain words may be […]