Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 13:14:14 +0200 From: Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be> To: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog@FreeBSD.ORG>, Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: pgreen <polytarp@m-net.arbornet.org>, Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@online.fr>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Language in danger: Language loss Message-ID: <p05111701b917c51e8100@[137.120.142.179]> In-Reply-To: <20020527104558.B43610@wantadilla.lemis.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0205261919370.49175-100000@m-net.arbornet.org> <3CF17486.F06F3E6A@mindspring.com> <20020527104558.B43610@wantadilla.lemis.com>
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At 10:45 AM +0930 2002/05/27, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote:
> Imagine you're driving down a crowded freeway and a car in front of
> you suddenly stops. You have to avoid it. How do you do it? "Well,
> if I veer to the left, I may hit the gravel on the side of the road,
> if I veer to the right, I may hit the central reservation, but there's
> not enough space between the lanes for me to get through, so maybe the
> gravel's the least risk"? Of course not. Putting thoughts into
> language is too slow for your own thoughts.
I would argue that this issue is handled largely by reflex, with
relatively little conscious thought. What conscious thought has gone
into this process happened before the situation began, so your reflex
is going to be guided by your memory of the overall situation
immediately before the unexpected occurrence.
--
Brad Knowles, <brad.knowles@skynet.be>
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania.
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