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Language Strengths

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Bart van Driel
Theory of Knowledge

Topic 2: the strengths and weaknesses of using language as a basis for knowledge using at least 2 ways of knowing?

Language has many weaknesses and strengths. Language has more limitations than strengths. Strength of language is that it gives meaning to things. Another strength is how it can be mixed and used to express emotions. These limitations are modern texting, the amount of different language and how the meaning of things can get lost in translation. Another limitation of language is our perspective of language.
Language gives meaning to things when you describe it. Language allows someone who is blind for example to imagine what the colour red looks like. With language you can give a blind person a perspective of what the colour red is going to look like when he sees. It can be described with things, like blood but he wont understand that. However language also allows to bind an emotion with the colour. with the colour dark red you could say you are angry and light red means you are in an …show more content…

Language can be used to express anything. Emotion is one of the most important things that can be expressed by the use of language. There are numerous emotions, of which some cannot be expressed with the just the body language. “A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.” William Arthur Ward. William says that body language can be used for showing emotions and that body language cannot get lost in translation because everyone learns the same body language. For example it is difficult to show that you are powerless by just using body using body language. Another person would just think you are tired when you feel and you think look powerless. Using language will make it clear to the other person that you are powerless. This allows the other person to cheer you up because they know what the problem is. However language can also be a barrier for

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