ABSTRACT

Communication is perhaps one of the most difficult things we do, as human beings, and yet it is simultaneously one of the most important things. We are creatures who must share feelings, senses, abstractions, and concrete experiences in order to know and value our existence in relationship with one another. Communication, or language, is the way we share the very core of our relationships. Our existence revolves around it. Without it, we have nothing of value. This being the case, Chapter 7 is an exploration of language as a tool for these vital relationships by which we can begin to better understand one another and find it easier to open pathways of mutual respect and cooperation.