Saturday, March 12, 2011

SPRING BREAK HOMEWORK (YES, ALL CAPS)

ALL THREE OF THE ARTICLES DISCUSSED DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WORDS ARE USED IN TYPOGRAPHIC WAYS. GLEN LIGON USES FAMOUS QUOTES DEALING WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE, GAYNESS AND "OUTSIDERS" AND CREATES AN IDEA IN THE WAY HE PORTRAYS THOSE QUOTES AND OR IDEAS. STEVEN PINKER TALKED ABOUT THE USE OF PROFANITY. PINKER CLAIMS THAT WAYS IN WHICH PEOPLE USE PROFANITY CHANGES WITH CONTEXT AND DOES NOT ALWAYS HAVE AN INAPPROPRIATE MEANING. JAMES GEARY SPEAKS IN A METAPHORICAL SENSE. METAPHORS SHAPE THE WAYS IN WHICH PEOPLE VIEW AND NAME THINGS. GEARY EXPLAINS HOW SUBSTITUTING A WORD WITH THE NAME OF ANOTHER, DIFFERENT MEANINGS CAN APPEAR.

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