Re: acronym enquiry (SFL)/ genres, values & tensions

James Robert Martin (jmartin who-is-at extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU)
Thu, 22 Aug 1996 09:33:02 +1000 (EST)

Judy

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??

Jim