I feel restricted when conventions create language and vice versa. I wonder how it takes care of every small detail of the civilisational sense… and still remains elusive to certain obscure thoughts.
As much as I might dream of, my output is crippled for the want of words and right physical expressions. I try using the lexicon to the best of my abilities. Make do with metaphors and innuendos. Twitch all possible muscles on my face. And, alas, achieve very little. Not that this happen always but when it does, takes a toll on my conscious mind.
I also get puzzled by definitions. They act like glass tumblers that contain water in an entity, yet stagnates it. But they are great for documentation, lest vocabulary gets lost… and create possibilities for wit to recycle glossary into new, exciting meanings.
Like George Eliot once wrote, “all meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation”… and that’s what the human that I am, does, and survives with. There are more deliberations to put across, and even more inexplicable thoughts to express… but, I guess, that’s the beauty of communication – the said, the unsaid, the undersaid – that keeps the inquisitive brain and the longing heart at work.
Loved what you have written, it couldn't have been written better-i completely agree with you- the very fact that I can't go beyond these 2 lines tells you about "Language & Me"
ReplyDeleteawesome work dweller. i loved the tone of the post.
ReplyDeleteA very good piece on something of critical value -- the language and its `limitations'. The fact that one feels restricted by the language can be a good or a bad sign.Good writers generally find a way to succinct expression. At the same time, this sense of restriction can be an indication of a creative mind working overtime. Interesting things you have talked about here, and have raised some eminently ponderable points. Congrats.
ReplyDeleteSince language is a liquid, dynamic entity, there are no fixed rules concerning its use. But I feel, encomiums like "rich" or "crisp" in the context of someone's language should be viewed with some reservation, especially by those who want there writings to be worthwhile and expressive of their true intents. Having a rich language is no great accomplishment, especially in today's world. Rather, it should be effective, should reach out to as many as possible and be a true carrier of one's thoughts and feelings and whatever.
I hope I have talked about soemthing relevant in the context of your blog because the subject commands unending debate and discussion.
wah taj! you write in an intellect style. too difficult for me to understand.
ReplyDeleteWell, Neets... no special attempt to do so... just a naturally flowing style and I leave it at that. I wish I was a little more lucid. Thanks for visiting my blog though.
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