And are not dictionaries themselves inventions in writing? And do
they not chronicle, in a particular narrative genre, 'the world we
know'? And do they not select, use bias, omit and order 'knowledge'
in a particular way that privileges as it excludes?
I thought I was arguing more generally!
Language may be used in novel ways in relation to what precedes, ie.
existing genres of writing. Language is instrumental in writing.
Imagination is bounded by language. Even if visual, meaning-making is
learned within discourse communities, and central to discourse is
language, ie. thoughts experienced as words... or not? What do you
think?
Is it possible to open up through designing what is bounded by
language? If the concept of design is limited to model making, then
this precludes other possibilities. Is it possible to open up
language through designing?
And if you construct the binary truth/falsehood when making meaning
of any written statement, then there are no other possibilities
beyond 'fiction/non-fiction'. And the line is drawn. Simple answer.
cheers, teena
If fiction is what is created by an act of invention -- as my dictionary
suggest, i'd argue more generally
THE WORLD WE KNOW IS FICTION
not just the world that appears in writing. think about the history of the
known world. how often have we reconceptualized it, revised it, transformed
it -- by using language in novel ways, by design, by imagining how to use
it.
klaus
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