Lazypierrot
2019-10-30 02:06:47 UTC
I would like to know whether the two "form(s)" in the following passages (a) and
(b), one in "this differene in form", the other in "a different set of physical
forms", mean the same thing, or each means a different thing.
In other words, does the "form" in "this difference in form" mean "physical
forms" in the latter passage(b)?
(a) On the surface, signed languages appear to differ radically from spoken
languages. Most obviously, spoken languages make use of sound channels, while
signed languages make use of visual channels. But *this difference in form*
between signed and spoken languages obscures substantial similarities between
the two types of language.
(b) Signed languages share fundamental characteristics of spoken languages but
express them with *a different set of physical forms*. Researchers can use the
contrast between these two language types to understand the process of language
acquisition.
Cordially,
LP
(b), one in "this differene in form", the other in "a different set of physical
forms", mean the same thing, or each means a different thing.
In other words, does the "form" in "this difference in form" mean "physical
forms" in the latter passage(b)?
(a) On the surface, signed languages appear to differ radically from spoken
languages. Most obviously, spoken languages make use of sound channels, while
signed languages make use of visual channels. But *this difference in form*
between signed and spoken languages obscures substantial similarities between
the two types of language.
(b) Signed languages share fundamental characteristics of spoken languages but
express them with *a different set of physical forms*. Researchers can use the
contrast between these two language types to understand the process of language
acquisition.
Cordially,
LP