LINGUISTIC VIRTUAL REALITY: Is There No Way Out?

Language enables people to describe their perceptions of the real world. However, people often mistake their impressions to be the totality of what exists 'out there,' adopt these as their reality and act accordingly. This linguistic verbal reality soon prevents them from exploring other p...

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Published inEtc. Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 155 - 156
Main Authors Russell, Charles G., White, Judith C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Concord, Calif International Society for General Semantics 01.07.1993
Institute of General Semantics
Institute of General Semantics, Inc
Subjects
Analysis
Employment
Linguistics
Music teachers
Perception
Perception (Psychology)
Psycholinguistics
Psychological aspects
Virtual reality
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Summary:Language enables people to describe their perceptions of the real world. However, people often mistake their impressions to be the totality of what exists 'out there,' adopt these as their reality and act accordingly. This linguistic verbal reality soon prevents them from exploring other promising opportunities because of the linguistic limitations they have imposed on themselves. People need to recognize and understand that language-based self-concepts need not hinder them from pursuing their goals. They can escape this trap by conducting honest self-evaluations that truly analyze their own potentials.
ISSN:0014-164X
2168-9245