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Kenning
- JoeAltmaier 4y agoA kenning is also half a bushel, or two pecks. Don't know how that etymological hat trick happened. Sometimes English gets weird.
- shrthnd 4y agoWhat jumps out at me here is how this measurement is used in agriculture/food production. Suppose, etymologically speaking, all language is a derivative of humans living, working, and managing the landscape... it seems the chicken crosses the road when we identify and "label" (with a codified sound) what behaviors in the environment are useful to our mutual interdependence (positive/rebounding feedback loops, enforced through language, learning and worldview--influence how humans operate as individuals and within groups. Furthermore, how groups use language creates positive/rebounding feedback loops in the environment and reinforces useful behavior.) https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/23/science/birds-bees-honeyguides-africa.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/23/science/birds-bees-honeyg...