R epresentation in clau se
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sh o w n , th e lan gu a g e u se r w ill b e fa ced o n tw o c h o ic es. First, th e v o ca b u la ry le v e l, w h a t k in d o f v o ca b u lary, w h ich is u sed fo r a p p ea rin g an d d esc rib in g
so m e th in g , w h ich sh o w h o w th e th in g is p u t in to th e sa m e c ate go ry. T h e v o ca b u la ry c h o ic e is v e ry im p o rtan t b e ca u se re la te o n h o w th e re a lity is
ac te d in lan gu a g e an d h o w th e lan g u a g e sh o w s c e rta in d eriv a tiv e re a lity. T h e in te re stin g o n e fro m th is ca se is n o t o n ly h o w th e w o rd ch o ic e w h ic h is
ch o se n c au s e d ifferen t re ality, b u t a lso h o w th e sa m e rea lity is e x p re ssed d ifferen tly. W e a re g o in g to fin d th e ex a m p les as fo llo w s:
a. poor Poor
people in
the city
must be employed.
b. destitute Destitute people in the city must
be employed. c. suburban ite
Suburban ite people in the city must be employed.
d. oppressed people Oppressed people in the city must be
employed.
A ll o f th e w o rd s ch o ice s ab o v e c au se ce rta in asso cia tio n in th e rea lity, w h ich is re fe rre d .
B y u sin g
th e w o rd s
a b o v e ex a m p le
‘ a ’
an d ‘
b ’, th e
p o v e rty p ro b le m
is lim ite d o n p o o r c itiz en s th e m se lv es. T h e y a re p o o r b e c a u se th e y are n o t lu ck y, o r e x p erie n c e in e ffo rt fa ilu re.
In an o th e r h a n d , th e w o rd s ch o ic e e x a m p le ‘c ’ a n d ‘d ’, th e p o v e rty p ro b lem is n o t o n ly th e p ro b le m s o f th e m selv e s, b u t a lso
rela te s o n u n b a lan c e o f so c ial stru c tu re . T h e p o v e rty, in th is w o rd s a re n o t o n ly so m e o n e fa il in
effo rt, b u t a lso
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b ec au se th e y h av e n o th e sa m e a c c ess a n d o p p o rtu n ity o r d e lib e ra tely m a d e p o o r b y gro u p w h ic h is stro n g e r in th e so c ie ty.