lew (12/02/82)
Donn Seeley's article on linguistic relativism reminds me of a Nietzsche aphorism titled "Kant's Joke", the gist of which is: Kant argued that the common man was correct, but he argued in a way that only scholars could understand. He wrote in favor of the common man, but for scholars. I submit that a sentence such as: "Speakers of the non-prestige dialects alter their language to the extent that they think it will confer upon them the advantages associated with the prestige dialect." shows a sophisticated linguistic ability, which confers real advantages on the one who possesses it. Lew Mammel, Jr. ihuxr!lew