The question of whether we speak language or language speaks us – the idea that language is not simply a means of communication, but symbolic and representative of who we are – is a pervasive one. The belief that language is part and parcel of our inheritance, and exists to carry on an inheritance that is endowed with particular meaning to the individual by whom it is spoken, is one that was examined by Lit Soc on January 17th, which saw a coming together of languages through literature with the society’s “Around the World with Words”. The evening began with a reading of Antoine de … Continue reading With Lit Soc, Learning the Way of Words