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The social function of speech in Jiang's Iliad reading: language does not merely report reality but tries to organize what others perceive and believe.
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Control reality
The social function of speech in Jiang's Iliad reading: language does not merely report reality but tries to organize what others perceive and believe.
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"...really trying to do is through their speeches, they're trying to control reality. Okay? Through their speeches, they're trying to impose the reality on..."
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"...They exist inside of us in order for us to understand reality. Okay? So time, what does time mean? Time just means sequence. All..."
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"...that if we learn how to control our minds, we can control reality itself, okay?"
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A source-grounded reading of the Iliad as self-recognition: Achilles becomes a mirror for humiliation and pride, Homeric speech tries to control reality, and the ancient poet becomes prophet and teacher because truth is beautiful,...
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