Station 3: Language by https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc en-us 2016-10-11 01:57:40 UTC 2026-02-01 10:15:13 UTC hello@padlet.com jbsherry1 https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129672440 What are the strengths and limitations of language as a way of knowing for investigating the past? 

]]> 2016-10-11 01:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129672440 The strength of language is the emotional value for knowing how an event was. The limitations are that language can be interpreted in many different ways and accounts are often not provable. https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129807024

]]> 2016-10-11 13:57:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129807024 https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129811335 You can convey information that from your point of view you would have no way of knowing without ]]> 2016-10-11 14:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129811335 Kat N, Emily B, Shreya R, Johanna L. Aiko M. Christine L https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129816091 The tone and emotional ties of language specify details and provide bias during direct viewpoint and translation]]> 2016-10-11 14:17:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129816091 Justin's group https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129820999 The strengths of language as a way of know is that it allows for subjective information to be conveyed with great detail and emotion. Limitations include, heavy bias and difficulty to convey objective information. For the first hand accounts of Hiroshima, you can gain a large amount of emotional knowledge from the language used.]]> 2016-10-11 14:27:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129820999 Morgan's Table (real response) https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129830246 Language as a way of knowing has strengths in giving specific details and emotional perspectives. It can give information not found by other ways of knowing. However, it has limitations in only giving one perspective and prioritizing what the speaker considers essential.Therefore, language is an important way of knowing but cannot work alone to create historical knowledge.]]> 2016-10-11 14:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129830246 Zoë RJ Shannon Julia Dani Jaime https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129854240 2016-10-11 15:33:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129854240 Matthew K, James, Max, Colin, Rai, Mark https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129855462 The interpretations of events all have a unique perspective, but these perspectives are isolated to that indivduals. The strengths are that ideas are quickly shared through verbal or written communication. Although, the limitation would be the event could be biased and inaccurate compared to another perspective or the historical standard.]]> 2016-10-11 15:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129855462 Shannon's table https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129870267 Language can strongly convey personal experience - emotions, details, and specifics regarding one person's interpretation of an event. However, written accounts are limited to the perspective of one person and does not give an objective or general/universal  ]]> 2016-10-11 16:08:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129870267 Rory's group  https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129874575 Limitations: not everything have a direct translation, less accurate (people can change the story willingly or not).
Strengths: it's convenient, it's easier to comprehend than a picture. ]]> 2016-10-11 16:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129874575 Rachel's Group https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129878163 Strengths: Language gives us a direct insight into an emotional perspective, and requires less individual interpretation.

Limitations: A language's true implications may be lost in translation, as there are many gaps in what can be directly transmitted through a word in one language that is not directly transferrable in another]]> 2016-10-11 16:26:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129878163 Scott's Table https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129884171 Intonation is a limitation of language. The way in which people say things can be misconstrued through translation, written memories, etc. 
Word of mouth is a strength of language. It allows humans to communicate/continue stories through generations. Without language people would lose stories and historical events throughout time. ]]> 2016-10-11 16:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jbsherry1/dlhzdiv3eihc/wish/129884171