The paradox of power and deficiency in language : a philosophical discussion of love and humanity in contemporary literature.

• Main Author: Koo, Kelly Min Rui.
• Other Authors: Cornelius Anthony Murphy
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities::Literature
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52143
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Language is boundless. Most explicitly, it is the means by which human beings communicate their thoughts via speech; and it is through this verbal interaction that they seek to forge a connection with another person. Other than the written word, language can also be expressed in a multitude...