regarding speech vs writing
Do boundaries melt a little if we include another dimension -- composition
vs extempore; or ephemeral vs preserved.
I think that the discussion so far has assumed that speech is equivalent to
extempore and ephemeral while writing is equivalent to composed and
preserved.
When we look at oral compositions which have been preserved [first in memory
and finally in writing] perhaps we see a little freshly, or throw into
question the dimensions of the discussion.
If we keep composed speech productions in view [and some are certainly
regarded as among the greatest gems of human culture] and also keep in view
the ephemeral of writing [shopping lists] perhaps we see a 3-D world which
loosens fixed concepts like 'discriminatory'.
Gillian
OZpoet - Gateway to Australian poetry online --
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~gbsavage/ozpoet.html
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