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“Dura lex, sed lex.” | The law is harsh, but it is the law. | Literally: ”Hard law, but law.” Fact: The law is a linguistic construct. Every single legal system is dependent on language to be enforced. Laws are written in language; judges make verbal rulings. Both phenomena are inextricably linked and not quiteContinue reading “So Lexy: language is law, law is language”

👅 FACT: the possibilities of human language are infinite, meaning that all the morphemes of all the languages of the world can be combined with infinite consequence.

See the original post here. The “Da Vinci Curse” is a funny thing -a massive existential riddle for us all to solve- left by the legendary artist and polymath Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, popularly called Leonardo da Vinci ”Leonardo from Vinci”, or simply ”Da Vinci”. Born in Anchiano, near Vinci in the RepublicContinue reading “The Da Vinci Curse part 2”

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day’s work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us. Don’t wait for inspiration, it comes while one is working. He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back. There are always flowers for those who want to see them. Creative people areContinue reading “Words vs. Fauvism”

FASCISM: a political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition Both the term and movement of fascism are of ItalianContinue reading “The linguistics of… fascism…?”

Algebra is like poetry for the realistic mind rather than a literary soul. Except algebra leads to mathematical answers, while poems are “never finished – just abandoned” (Paul Valéry) Le vent se lève! . . . il faut tenter de vivre! L’air immense ouvre et referme mon livre, La vague en poudre ose jaillir desContinue reading “⚜️”

“A different language is a different vision of life.” – Un linguaggio diverso è una diversa visione della vita. Federico Fellini They say a language dies every 2 weeks. This happens as indigenous peoples speaking obscure languages abandon their native tongues for lingua francas like English and Spanish. It is understood that by the nextContinue reading “Every 2 weeks…”

Feeling on 🔥? Try learning to count in this Paleo-Siberian language… Ыннэн Ynnèn | 1 Ӈирэӄ Ňirek • 2 Ӈыроӄ Ňyrok = 3 Ӈыраӄ Ňyrak ~ 4 Мэтԓыӈэн Metļyňen : 5 Ыннанмытԓыӈэн Ynnanmytļyňèn | 6 (1 + 5) Ӈэръамытԓыӈэн Ňer’amytļyňèn • 7 (2 + 5) Амӈырооткэн Amňyrootkèn (ӈыръомытԓыӈэн ňyr’omytļyňèn) = 8 (3 + 5) ӃонъачгынкэнContinue reading “Counting beyond numbers ~#perspectives”

“I’m an idealist without illusions.” “A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.” “Art is the great democrat, calling forth creative genius from every sector of society, disregarding race or religion or wealth or color.” “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the pastContinue reading “10 JFK quotes to make you go…?”