TIL that some languages apparently have words inherently differentiating one's status as a citizen or resident of the entity versus a member of a particular ethnic or cultural group? I don't quite grasp the whole thing, although I heard the point being made. What's interesting to me is a) that there is such a thing, which seems very revealing of something about a culture that would need such concepts built into the language, and b) that there seem to be people who think it's inaccurate to interpret the word choice as meaningful. Firstly, since languages have all sorts of concepts built into them, many very specific to their primary culture of use, it seems reasonable that such a thing could exist. Not that I would have thought of it before, since I'm not from a culture where that sort of subtlety functions. Secondly, if that is, indeed, the subtlety of the word choices, where one essentially and inherently includes people, and the other excludes, then I'd kind o...
That might have gotten me to drive out to A2 if I had known.
ReplyDeleteAnd further research leads me to the knowledge that there are showings on Wednesday, Saturday, and next Tuesday. Hmm.
ReplyDeleteIt was probably a couple of decades ago, now, but we saw it at a midnight showing in one of the small theaters in town at it was really wonderful. I think I specifically remember seeing it on HBO at my grandparents' house, as I would have been too small to have gone to theaters in 1982, but it was a truly formative movie for me, even on the small screen.
ReplyDeleteAre Netflix still doing their sequel series/movie?
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard anything since this summer? But that doesn't mean much.
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