WHAT DO YOU THINK?
February 12th 2007 22:27
If words are a collection of mor-pheme's that symbolise and communicate a meaning, and speaking is the articulation or conveyance of these words, where does thinking fit it?
Can there be no words without thinking? If thinking is purely formulation then I think all the time, if thinking is reasoning or reflection I dont think very often at all.
If thinking is an automatic process brought on my emotional conditioning, then my processor needs to go in for a service.
It seems to me I dont often think before I open my mouth and the mor-pheme's kind of just dribble out, like an incontinent invalid with no bladder control.
Do I need a nip and tuck, a stich in time to save 9, a mental washer on the tap of consciousness?
What do you think, and are you therefore......your thoughts or vice versa?
word (wûrd)
n.
1. A sound or a combination of sounds, or its representation in writing or printing, that symbolizes and communicates a meaning and may consist of a single morpheme or of a combination of morphemes.
2. Something said; an utterance, remark, or comment: May I say a word about that?
mor·pheme (môrfm)
n.
A meaningful linguistic unit consisting of a word, such as man, or a word element, such as -ed in walked, that cannot be divided into smaller meaningful parts.
thought (thôt)
v.
Past tense and past participle of think.
n.
1. The act or process of thinking; cogitation.
2. A product of thinking. See Synonyms at idea.
3. The faculty of thinking or reasoning.
4. The intellectual activity or production of a particular time or group: ancient Greek thought; deconstructionist thought.
think (thngk)
v. thought (thôt), think·ing, thinks
v.tr.
1. To have or formulate in the mind.
2.
a. To reason about or reflect on; ponder: Think how complex language is. Think the matter through.
b. To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering: thinking what to do.
3. To judge or regard; look upon: I think it only fair.
4. To believe; suppose: always thought he was right.
5.
a. To expect; hope: They thought she'd arrive early.
b. To intend: They thought they'd take their time.
6. To call to mind; remember: I can't think what her name was.
7. To visualize; imagine: Think what a scene it will be at the reunion.
8. To devise or evolve; invent: thought up a plan to get rich quick.
9. To bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation: He thought himself into a panic over the impending examination.
10. To concentrate one's thoughts on: "Think languor" Diana Vreeland.
speak (spk)
v. spoke (spk), spo·ken (spkn), speak·ing, speaks
v.intr.
1. To utter words or articulate sounds with ordinary speech modulation; talk.
2.
a. To convey thoughts, opinions, or emotions orally.
b. To express oneself.
c. To be on speaking terms: They are no longer speaking.
3. To deliver an address or lecture: The mayor spoke at the rally.
4.
a. To make a statement in writing: The biography speaks of great loneliness.
b. To act as spokesperson: spoke for the entire staff.
5.
a. To convey a message by nonverbal means: Actions speak louder than words.
b. To be expressive: spoke with her eyes.
c. To be appealing: His poetry speaks to one's heart.
6. To make a reservation or request. Often used with for: Is this dance spoken for? I spoke for the last slice of pizza.
7.
a. To produce a characteristic sound: The drums spoke.
b. To give off a sound on firing. Used of guns or cannon.
8. To make communicative sounds.
9. To give an indication or a suggestion: His manners spoke of good upbringing.
v.tr.
1. To articulate in a speaking voice: spoke words of wisdom.
2. To converse in or be able to converse in (a language): speaks German.
3.
a. To express aloud; tell: speak the truth.
b. To express in writing.
4. Nautical To hail and communicate with (another vessel) at sea.
5. To convey by nonverbal means: His eyes spoke volumes.
Phrasal Verbs:
v.intr.
1. To exercise the power of reason, as by conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and using judgment.
2. To weigh or consider an idea: They are thinking about moving.
3.
a. To bring a thought to mind by imagination or invention: No one before had thought of bifocal glasses.
b. To recall a thought or an image to mind: She thought of her childhood when she saw the movie.
4. To believe; suppose: He thinks of himself as a wit. It's later than you think.
5. To have care or consideration: Think first of the ones you love.
6. To dispose the mind in a given way: Do you think so?
adj. Informal
Requiring much thought to create or assimilate: a think book.
n.
The act or an instance of deliberate or extended thinking; a meditation.
Can there be no words without thinking? If thinking is purely formulation then I think all the time, if thinking is reasoning or reflection I dont think very often at all.
If thinking is an automatic process brought on my emotional conditioning, then my processor needs to go in for a service.
It seems to me I dont often think before I open my mouth and the mor-pheme's kind of just dribble out, like an incontinent invalid with no bladder control.
Do I need a nip and tuck, a stich in time to save 9, a mental washer on the tap of consciousness?
What do you think, and are you therefore......your thoughts or vice versa?
word (wûrd)
n.
1. A sound or a combination of sounds, or its representation in writing or printing, that symbolizes and communicates a meaning and may consist of a single morpheme or of a combination of morphemes.
2. Something said; an utterance, remark, or comment: May I say a word about that?
mor·pheme (môrfm)
n.
A meaningful linguistic unit consisting of a word, such as man, or a word element, such as -ed in walked, that cannot be divided into smaller meaningful parts.
thought (thôt)
v.
Past tense and past participle of think.
n.
1. The act or process of thinking; cogitation.
2. A product of thinking. See Synonyms at idea.
3. The faculty of thinking or reasoning.
4. The intellectual activity or production of a particular time or group: ancient Greek thought; deconstructionist thought.
v. thought (thôt), think·ing, thinks
v.tr.
1. To have or formulate in the mind.
2.
a. To reason about or reflect on; ponder: Think how complex language is. Think the matter through.
b. To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering: thinking what to do.
3. To judge or regard; look upon: I think it only fair.
4. To believe; suppose: always thought he was right.
5.
a. To expect; hope: They thought she'd arrive early.
b. To intend: They thought they'd take their time.
6. To call to mind; remember: I can't think what her name was.
7. To visualize; imagine: Think what a scene it will be at the reunion.
8. To devise or evolve; invent: thought up a plan to get rich quick.
9. To bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation: He thought himself into a panic over the impending examination.
10. To concentrate one's thoughts on: "Think languor" Diana Vreeland.
speak (spk)
v. spoke (spk), spo·ken (spkn), speak·ing, speaks
v.intr.
1. To utter words or articulate sounds with ordinary speech modulation; talk.
2.
a. To convey thoughts, opinions, or emotions orally.
b. To express oneself.
c. To be on speaking terms: They are no longer speaking.
3. To deliver an address or lecture: The mayor spoke at the rally.
4.
a. To make a statement in writing: The biography speaks of great loneliness.
b. To act as spokesperson: spoke for the entire staff.
5.
a. To convey a message by nonverbal means: Actions speak louder than words.
b. To be expressive: spoke with her eyes.
c. To be appealing: His poetry speaks to one's heart.
6. To make a reservation or request. Often used with for: Is this dance spoken for? I spoke for the last slice of pizza.
7.
a. To produce a characteristic sound: The drums spoke.
b. To give off a sound on firing. Used of guns or cannon.
8. To make communicative sounds.
9. To give an indication or a suggestion: His manners spoke of good upbringing.
v.tr.
1. To articulate in a speaking voice: spoke words of wisdom.
2. To converse in or be able to converse in (a language): speaks German.
3.
a. To express aloud; tell: speak the truth.
b. To express in writing.
4. Nautical To hail and communicate with (another vessel) at sea.
5. To convey by nonverbal means: His eyes spoke volumes.
Phrasal Verbs:
v.intr.
1. To exercise the power of reason, as by conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and using judgment.
2. To weigh or consider an idea: They are thinking about moving.
3.
a. To bring a thought to mind by imagination or invention: No one before had thought of bifocal glasses.
b. To recall a thought or an image to mind: She thought of her childhood when she saw the movie.
4. To believe; suppose: He thinks of himself as a wit. It's later than you think.
5. To have care or consideration: Think first of the ones you love.
6. To dispose the mind in a given way: Do you think so?
adj. Informal
Requiring much thought to create or assimilate: a think book.
n.
The act or an instance of deliberate or extended thinking; a meditation.
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