Quote by Paolo Bartoloni, The Paradox of

If it is true that there is an origin of language and if it is true that the origin of language is other to the uttered experience of language, then the origin is irreparably lost and unreachable. Unless, of course, one wishes to locate that origin in the unconscious and spiritual domain of subjectivity and postulate the existence of an unconscious and spiritual language as well as an unconscious and spiritual being separate from the actual and present being. Here the conflation between subjectivity and language is perfect; a conflation that appears to confirm the history of language, subjectivity and knowledge. If this were the case the expressionhttp://clcwebjournal.lib.purdue.edu/clcweb04-2/bartoloni04.html

If it is true that there is an origin of language and if it

Summary

This quote suggests that if there is a true origin of language that is separate from our everyday language experience, then that origin is forever lost and impossible to reach. However, the quote proposes that one way to locate this origin is by looking at the unconscious and spiritual realm, and by postulating the existence of an unconscious and spiritual language and being. It highlights the close connection between subjectivity and language, and suggests that this connection confirms the intertwined history of language, subjectivity, and knowledge.

By Paolo Bartoloni, The Paradox of

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