Exploring Language, Texts, and Technology: A Multidisciplinary Approach
This project examines the interconnectedness of language, texts, and technology, illustrating how these elements shape human communication and understanding. Through a comprehensive analysis, it defines language as a means of conveying ideas and feelings using systematic signs, sounds, and gestures. Texts are explored in various forms, while technology is contextualized as a tool that enhances our ability to communicate and adapt. Through historical references and contemporary examples, we reflect on the evolution and future directions of these essential components.
Exploring Language, Texts, and Technology: A Multidisciplinary Approach
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Language, Texts and Technology Where are we going with this? Created by Brett Oppegaard for Washington State University's DTC 375 class, fall 2009
Defining the terms: • What is language? Main Entry: lan·guagePronunciation: \ˈlaŋ-gwij, -wij\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French langage, from lange, langue tongue, language, from Latin lingua — more at tongueDate: 14th century 1 a : the words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them used and understood by a community b (1) : audible, articulate, meaningful sound as produced by the action of the vocal organs(2) :a systematic means of communicating ideas or feelings by the use of conventionalized signs, sounds, gestures, or marks having understood meanings (3) : the suggestion by objects, actions, or conditions of associated ideas or feelings <language in their very gesture — Shakespeare> (4) : the means by which animals communicate (5) : a formal system of signs and symbols (as FORTRAN or a calculus in logic) including rules for the formation and transformation of admissible expressions (6) :machine language 12 a : form or manner of verbal expression; specifically:style b : the vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or a department of knowledge c : profanity3 : the study of language especially as a school subject4 : specific words especially in a law or regulation Courtesy of Merriam-Webster.com
Defining the terms: • What are texts?
This is text, of course • And so is this: Courtesy of hudsonshakespeare.org
This is text, of course • And so are these: Courtesy of Cssvault.com
This is text, of course • And soisthis: Courtesy of DeviantArt.com
This is text, of course • And so is this: Courtesy of h-net.org
This is text, of course • And so is this: Courtesy of cdli.ucla.edu
And because of this … 110001110001111000 • So is this: Courtesy of nerdtests.com
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Defining the terms: • Whatistechnology?What do fire, the wheel and the Internet have in common? “Technologyis a broad concept that deals with an animal species' usage and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects an animal species' ability to control and adapt to itsenvironment.” - Wikipedia.
Defining the terms: • Who are we? • “Man is the symbol-using (symbol-making, symbolmisusing) animal, inventor of the negative …” • - Kenneth Burke
Now, we're getting somewhere • What do thesethings have in common? • أ(in Arabic) • א(in Hebrew) • 01000001 (in binary code) • A (in the English alphabet) • D (in Caesar’scipher)
Ciphers / codes / languages • Caesar’scipher(abt 50 B.C., letter+3) • Freemasons’ cipher(16th century) • Perro, chien, hund … dog
What do you mean by: dog • How big? • Whatcolor? • Whatbreed? • Whatkind of temperment? • How old? • What's the dog'sname?
