TO what degree to you feel the statement "Language always Fails" is true? How so?
My personally definition of Language is: Language is a written or spoken form of Human communication which originate from some form of thought.It is the interpretation or articulation of a true thought that exist in one's mind, however it does not always expresses that true thought, rather you get interpretations and different version of the image that exists in your mind. That why there no such thing as the truth, because language only give you, an interpretation or version that has been manipulated by emotions, perceptions, reason, and other variables that makes that true thought valid.In other word, there no such thing as truth, we are all liars in one way or another.
Excellent point; however, a liar would be defined as someone who knows the truth but deliberately avoids telling it. We, due to the limits of communication, are simply translating our thoughts to our best ability into words.
ReplyDeleteThat does pose an interesting conundrum: what is universal? Is there anything that one can mention to someone else and have them know exactly what they mean? We speak of language failing to convey ideas. But what about concretions of ideas, such as movies? Can two people who have seen the same movie know what the other person means when they describe a scene? Or are there differences in experience?
I believe that language fails where knowledge is incomplete.
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