Re: acronym enquiry (SFL)/ genres, values & tensions
Judy Diamondstone (diamonju who-is-at rci.rutgers.edu)
Wed, 21 Aug 1996 21:15:57 -0400
>Maybe we should have a discussion about what I think of as techno-phobia -
>especially in relation to language. It seems to me in our culture no one
>worries that their doctor has a horribly technical theory of their
>physiology (well some people may, but it's not a general worry). Whereas
>with language, once we get past noun and verb, there is a big taboo!
>What's the function of the taboo??
>
Hmmmmmmmmmm...
(more later)
- Judy
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Judy Diamondstone diamonju who-is-at rci.rutgers.edu
Graduate School of Education Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
10 Seminary Place New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Eternity is in love with the productions of time. - W. Blake