fandomhigh | Language classes, Wednesday, Oct. 5

Dream gives the same lecture to all of his classes today.

You have all been working very hard on the vocabulary and grammatical structures of the varied languages we are studying. I appreciate that.

Today, we are going to step beyond language itself into the way language affects culture. This concept is known as ethnolinguistics. For example, different cultures express spatial difference in different ways. In many societies, words for the cardinal directions East and West are derived from terms for sunrise/sunset. However, Eskimo speakers of Greenland, base their names for cardinal directions on geographical landmarks such as the river system and one's position on the coast. Similarly, the Yurok lack the idea of cardinal directions; they orient themselves with respect to their principal geographic feature, the Klamath river.

Some researchers feel that our language limits what we can percieve about the world. This is known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. For your homework for next Monday, I would like each of you to write a short paper considering the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis in relationship to the language you are studying. Read this handout for more information on the theory.

[OOC: Classes in comment threads. There will be a separate homework thread on Monday.]

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Classics sign-in and class discussion here.

*sweeps into class with Kawalsky following behind her, smirks at Sam, Crichton, and O'Neill if they are there*

*joins in class discussion with a much greater grasp of languages than ever previously exhibited before Monday*

*does not bother trying to affect Dream with pheromones*

*sweeps out again*

Sam sits at the opposite corner of the room from Kawalsky and Janet. She does not participate in the class discussion, and instead spends the class glaring at the back of Janet's head.

As soon as Janet sweeps out, Sam grabs her bag from the floor and runs out after her.

OOC: Confrontation in the hallway?

OOC: Okay, but it should be pretty darn interesting, since we don't know what happened...

Is Carter aware that this is Hathor she's dealing with, now? I wasn't sure, but it'll make explaining things a *whole* bunch easier.

We can just ignore each other frostily if you'd rather. And yes, Sam will definitely be aware that it's Hathor they're dealing with by the time we get done with last night's scenes. Her ego wouldn't be satisfied if Sam didn't know that she was the one getting revenge on Janet.

Oh, why go with ignoring each other now? *eg*

OOC: Oh, good, it's so much more fun to snipe at each other. I'll do a new post elsewhere so we don't hijack the class thread. Like, say, here.

Anders is sitting quietly in the back of the room, distracted by mental comparisons between Earth culture and his own.

Isaac wanders in and takes his seat...

Rogue slips in, a little tired and clutching her huge mug of iced tea. She watches Janet and Sam square off with a little trepidation, but tries to mostly listen to the professor.

*notices Rogue staring and glares at her*

At Janet's glare, Rogue narrows her eyes and makes a rather snotty face. She's not intimidated. ~~Okay, so she is, but she's sure as hell not going to show it.~~

Rory quietly signs in, and leaves a note on Dream's desk.

I apologize for my absence yesterday. I was detained in the clinic due to a head injury, and I will be happy to make up the work as you see fit.

Thomasina signs in and takes a seat. She doesn't have anything to say about the topic, yet, but she does think it's an interesting idea.

*takes his seat and starts reading over the handout*

*Sits beside his brother, glancing at the handout over Murphy's shoulder because for some reason taht seems more appealing than reading his own copy*

*Jack comes into class and sits down. Much like Carter he keeps a strong eye on ~~Hathor~~ Janet throughout the class*

*signs in*

Sonia signs in a few minutes late, giving Professor Dream an apologetic smile, then finds her usual seat before pulling out her class notes. She watches, somewhat in awe, as ~~Janet~~ ~~Hathor~~ Janet sweeps into the room, and notes the effect her immediate presence seems to have on the male in the class- with the notable exception of Dream. She shakes her head, then turns back to her notebook while the discussion continues.

[OOC: Apologies for the lateness- mun has been out for most of the week with a nasty head cold.]

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