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Of course, it's just as likely that the causality is the other way around, and language serves paradigm. That is, new ways of talking about things are devised a
by colorint 10y ago
Of course, it's just as likely that the causality is the other way around, and language serves paradigm. That is, new ways of talking about things are devised as new things to talk about are found. The two situations will look nearly identical in situ. I'm more inclined to agree with pricechild and the "euphemism treadmill" hypothesis.