File spoon-archives/marxism-international.archive/marxism-international_1997/97-01-08.181, message 17


From: Adam Rose <Adam-AT-pmel.com>
Subject: RE: M-I: Hooked on Ebonics
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 11:00:38 -0000




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From:  cbcox-AT-rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu[SMTP:cbcox-AT-rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu]
> Sent:  07 January 1997 04:54
> To:  marxism-international-AT-jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU
> Subject:  Re: M-I: Hooked on Ebonics
>
> Rakesh,
>
>    You are still trying to treat language as part of the
> superstructure, and it won't do.
> 
>   Carrol

Not as important a discussion as the one on Korea, but . . . 

Language is part of the force s of production, the relations of
production, and of the superstructure, IMO. It ALSO has its own
laws of development which guide its development and interaction
with the rest of society ( as, for example, religion, science, etc )
although these are subservient to the laws which govern society
as a whole.

Language is NOT "prior to" production.

Engels was right ( as usual ) : Language develops "when men
have something to say to each other". First the production takes
place, then the language develops to describe it. Then and only
then does language enable further developments in the base
( forces and relations ) and superstructure. And also, sometimes
language can actually hold back these further developments.

On this question, Engels and I are right, Darwin and Carrol
wrong :-)

Adam.

Adam Rose
SWP
Manchester
Britain.






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