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iReview: Equality, Diversity, Relativity

Hello and Welcome  Today, I want to talk about EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, RELATIVITY , an introduction to the section II of the Book LANGUAGE IN CULTURE AND SOCIETY: A READER IN LINGUISTICS AND ANTHROPOLOGY by DELL HYMES (1927 – 2009). About the Author: Dell Hymes (1927 - 2009) Dell Hymes was a linguist, sociolinguist, anthropologist, and folklorist who established disciplinary foundations for the comparative, ethnographic study of language use. His research focused upon the languages of the Pacific Northwest. What the Chapter is about? This chapter is introduction to the second section of the book. This section’s articles are about the issues of language diversity, relativity, and equality. Chapter addresses outdated misconceptions surrounding the study of language, specifically the inaccurate classification of languages as "primitive". It advocates for a more nuanced approach recognising the equality of all languages in their scientific value, while acknowledging their div...
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Confessions.. [RIP] Revolt in Pieces

I was unable to look into her eyes. As if I were responsible for whatever happened to her.

From the time, I knew about it, I didn't dare to talk to her. I kept a distance from her as if I were the only answerable person there.

Last few minutes of her, possibly final, meeting with us, and she was there, just beside my chair with a big smile, not only on her lips but also in her bright eyes and she bids farewell, and I could only "congratulate" her, though it was not the right word to utter.

I am strong, but not strong enough to tolerate all the injustice taking place around me. I am not the only one who should speak, shout, scream; but the people who are entitled to utter on such matters have held a dead-silence. 

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