Monday, June 22, 2009

Questions for Drucker and Elkins

1. James Elkins says that seeing is a "soundless activity" and that "it happens best in solitude" however do you think it is possible to get the full meaning of visual objects without using your other senses as well?

2. Drucker tells us that 'only language tries to tell us what we see' in Drucker's concept of language how do you think pictures fit in? Is there a difference between a picture and letters especially taking into account pictographs?

3. In the article Drucker touches on how the form or register of a language creates meaning and also reveals the intent behind the sign, however, how do you suppose that the audience, who is meant to understand these signs, affects this transaction?

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