it was meant to show the peculiar relationship between verbal and so-called
non-verbal, of which i take visual to be part of.
klaus
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Burnette User [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 10:08 AM
To: klaus krippendorff; [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Basic level aesthetics and density
Klaus,
This sounds like more of an argument against the naturalness, innateness of
language than one related to visual communication.
Chuck
On 6/8/04 4:50 AM, "klaus krippendorff" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> read helen keller's account of how she didn't have a clue of what it was
> that her teacher was spelling into her hand until she experienced a
> breakthrough and constructed all by herself what language was for her.
> before that she described to have had a lot of meaningless sensations.
>
> klaus krippendorff
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