Language, Obfuscation LO21610

Bill Braun (medprac@hlthsys.com)
Thu, 13 May 1999 07:02:32 -0500

Replying to LO21587 --

Hi Gavin,

Could you develop your thoughts on "...subject-verb-object which forces us
to think in cause effect"? I always have a class on this very topic each
sememster, in an attempt to give students insight into "converting"
systems thinking to plain, simple verbally communicated concepts. Although
I think it is beneficial, I personally never feel that I/we have done it
much justice. I would like to hear more.

Bill Braun

>I would like to add to your comments about mental pictures, This is a
>model I use we have 5 Representational systems, the Visual rep system has
>no upper limits of content on context, however the language/ auditory
>system has limits one by the language itself, as most have a syntax plus a
>particular structure which limit a systems approach, we are hum struck by
>the words and syntax, subject-verb-object which forces us to think in
>cause effect, when in reality it is not that way at all. Other other rep
>system Kinesthetics also has a finite boundary. If we are to think systems
>we have to use our visual system as this has no boundaries as you pointed
>out, we can think in abstract, we can visualise the past future, or
>whatever.

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