Equally important to our understanding of history and humanity are the great works of literature. The Nobel Prize for literature recognizes modern classics and the efforts of authors to bridge gaps between different cultures, time-periods and styl...
Translation is a very important tool in our multilingual world. Excellent translation is a sine qua non in the work of the Swedish Academy, responsible for the Nobel Prize in Literature. In order to establish a forum for discussing fundamental asp...
Part 1 Literature: a cat's meow, J. Brodsky; a mouse's defence - discussion of Joseph Brodsky's paper "A Cat's Meow", K. Espmark; Montrous intimacy - of literature as experience - discussion of Joseph Brodsky's paper, J. Kristeva; the invisible intervention - discussion of Joseph Brodsky's paper, P. Taidrup; ark, P. Taidrup; discussion of Joseph Brodsky's paper, A. Ellegard. Part 2 General linguistics: on language in relation to the evolution of human consciousness, M.A.K. Halliday; discussion of M.A.K. Halliday's paper. O. Dahl; semiosis - language(s), texts/discourses and grammar/s; discussion of M.A.K. Halliday's paper, J. Sandor; discussion of M.A.K. Halliday's paper, S. Ohman. Part 3 Psycholinguistics: accessing the mind through language, W. Chafe; minds, modules and evolution - discussion of Wallace Chafe's paper, J. Aitchison; and there was snow, chest high, at Tuolomne Meadows - discussion of Wallace Chafe's paper, J. Asplund; speaking about the inner environment - discussion of Wallace Chafe's paper, P. Gardenfors. Part 4 Neurology: language and the brain - a look at brain circuitry with functional brain imaging, M. Raichle; discussion of Marcus E. Raichle's paper "Language and the Brain - a look at Brain circuitry with functional brain imaging", A. Ellegard; language and consciousness - neurolinguistic and clinical aspects - discussion of Marcus E. Raichle's paper, D.H. Ingvar; understanding understanding? - brain imaging and experimental semantics - discussion of Marcus E. Raichle's paper, T. Norretranders. Part 4 Artificial intelligence: speechstuff and thoughtstuff - musing on the resonances created by words and phrases via the subliminal perception of their buried parts, D.R. Hofstadter; language and mind as topics in natural science - discussion of Douglas R. Hofstadter's paper, P. Kanerva; discussion of Douglas R. Hofstadter's paper, U. Linde; IT-ism - discussion of Douglas R. Hofstadter's paper, P. Weissglas; and other papers.