08/10/28 23:06:40
The Greek philosopher Aristotle divided human intellectual activities into three kinds : practical,
artistic, and theoretical.
When we concern ourselves consciously with language at all,
this concern is usually of a practical sort, directed at learning or teaching a language, deciding
what turn of phrase to use in an important letter, urging a school board to adopt or not to adopt the teaching
of language in elementary schools.
Occasionally we consider language in the sphere of art, when we read,
interpret, or perhaps create a poem or a novel.
These are works that embody in the medium of language the esthetic values of the individual or the community.
〈語句〉
Aristotle アリストテレス concern ourselves with～ ～に関心を持つ
turn of phrase 言い回し a school board 教育委員会 esthetic 美的
お願いします。