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Language is a virus from the margins of politics

Language is a virus from the margins of politics

Posted on 2013/09/03 by Eric Gordy • Leave a comment

I say elevator, you say lift, big deal, it’s only a problem when we start talking about pants. But there are languages where these kinds of distinctions provoke controversy and even violence, not because they are intrinsically meaningful but because big identities are invested in questions like the presence or absence of the letter “J.” … Continue reading →

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