LINGUISTIC VIRTUAL REALITY: Is There No Way Out?

• Published in: Etc. Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 155 - 156
• Main Authors: Russell, Charles G., White, Judith C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...