{"id":1689,"date":"2019-03-26T12:51:02","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T09:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kemalarikan.com\/dil-ve-dusunce-bir-ikizlik-hali.html"},"modified":"2019-10-11T22:19:18","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T19:19:18","slug":"language-and-thought-a-state-of-being-twins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kemalarikan.com\/en\/language-and-thought-a-state-of-being-twins.html","title":{"rendered":"Language and Thought:\u00a0 A State of Being Twins"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cOur language can be considered an ancient city: A labyrinth made of up small streets and squares, old and new houses, along with homes added from various periods, which is surrounded by orderly streets and same types of houses, along with a great number of new towns.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Manifestation and outbound expression of a thought come in sight over the language.\u00a0 Language and thought: Plus, it would not be correct to establish a linear relationship of sequence between these two concepts.\u00a0 Because they are virtually an integrated form of one another.\u00a0 A thing that finds voice is a thing that has already been thought of as a design.\u00a0 In a reverse order, what\u2019s thought is an end product put forward over the language.\u00a0 Just because of this reason, Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), one of the unique philosophers of the 20th century, says \u201cThe boundaries of my language are the boundaries of my world.\u201d. In this article, let\u2019s focus on the thing that I call \u201ca state of being a twin” between language and thought.<\/p>\n

The ability of vitality called \u201clanguage\u201d is one of the most characteristic attributes that separate humans from other living creatures.\u00a0 Thanks to language, we build a communal partnership, we virtually build a civilization and we communicate by the mediation of the language.\u00a0 This is the extent of significance borne by the language, which is a ground for all that and has a pivotal position in its functioning.\u00a0 Naturally, it is possible to include \u201csign language\u201d in this scope as well.<\/p>\n

Thought, however, is the entire set of the things that are uttered in its most general sense.\u00a0 These two have a relationship of manifestation and not being manifested yet, rather than a relationship of sequence.\u00a0 Of course, language is the emergence of the things\/designs on people\u2019s mind.\u00a0 Just like the fact that a thing, which has not emerged, is not fully present; \u201craw\u201d things, which are not put forward in various types and styles, are not thoughts in full.\u00a0 For instance, just to make it concrete:\u00a0 Saying \u201cI have thought of it before” with regards to the claims put forward in a scientific study or even to a scientific discovery would not be a valid claim.\u00a0 Even in its raw form, the saying \u201cI have thought of it before\u201d should have been disclosed and declared to public directly in a way that other people may understand as well.\u00a0 Within this context, in his book titled \u201cNicomachean Ethics\u201d, Aristotle, one of the two fundamental philosophers of Ancient Greece, says \u201cIf a person claims they are a good athlete, they should have participated in competitions held with other athletes, too.\u201d. It means that it is pointless to say that \u201cI’m a good athlete\u201d without even competing in races.\u00a0 Claims should somehow be involved in the process through common categories of testing.\u00a0 At this point, language corresponds to the field of \u201ctesting\u201d of the thought in a sense.\u00a0 This is a process that turns insides out, and the other way around.<\/p>\n

This direct relationship between language and thought makes societies even more sensitive on some issues that are uttered.\u00a0 A thing that comes out through language is not just a set of meaningless voices; it is even naturally more than that.\u00a0 It creates a wide, intellectual residue with all its capacity in its background.<\/p>\n

For instance, expression of a derogatory word aimed at a specific gender or a group through language comes into existence as a distilled form of a thought that is in the depths.\u00a0 Language is the final point of the transition from an abstract zone to a concrete zone.\u00a0 That\u2019s why, the things inside us (thoughts in its pure form) are always required to be more attentive and cautious during the process of disclosure (language that is revealed). While a \u201csound\u201d inside us is an individual \u201ccommodity\u201d before it is disclosed, its structure changes when it comes out.\u00a0 It is now of a public structure, leaving its individual structure behind.\u00a0 Therefore, its responsibility increases.<\/p>\n

A flawless functioning of the relationship between language and thought in its ordinary flow seems to be standing at an important point in terms of quality and orderliness of life.\u00a0 There is also a healing side in speaking, which means transferring \u201cwhat\u2019s inside you\u201d to another mind, to another person that has the same feelings and capacity of understanding as you do.
\nDoesn\u2019t getting healed through the mediation of others, or feeling better when you tell about something, which is called \u201cpouring one\u2019s heart out\u201d in Turkish, mean feeling better? One must keep in mind that such deep-rooted idioms have backgrounds full of intense experiences. \u201cPouring one\u2019s heart out\u201d improves and enriches both the thoughts and the language.
\nWith this background, being left alone and getting isolated are probably bad because of this fact.\u00a0 When a thought fails to find a ground and a person to be uttered at, the process of thinking also fails.\u00a0 For instance, it is clear as day that the way of life of a person, who lives away from people, in a wild area where nobody lives, would change, along with his way of thinking. Furthermore, it is highly likely that the ability to speak will also disappear in time.\u00a0 As the ability to speak signifies a communal structure, it is possible to improve and sustain it only within a specific collectivism.\u00a0 It can be said that thoughts find their essential channels through language, and language through collectivism.<\/p>\n

Words, which are the concrete form of what we think, are fully connected to the natural surroundings. Each one of us is a product of our surroundings, we live and develop with it.\u00a0 Or, depending on the case, we are wasting away as a consequence of the conditions of those surroundings.\u00a0 A relief through thoughts and language is directly related to the \u201cclimate\u201d that encircles both of these abilities.\u00a0 It is obvious that both will shine bright when they find the opportunity to develop and thrive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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