You define "culture" because even though we should be on the same ground
theoretically, I want to know we are.  And if we are not I want to know
that, too.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jake Ivey [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 1999 4:18 PM
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> Subject:      Re: language
>
>      I frequently write about Spanish colonial structures and
> institutions.
>      Every time I use a Spanish word, I italicize it and define it.
> Every
>      time I mention someone, like Columbus or Coronado, I give the
> full
>      name, even though virtually everyone knows it.  Every time I
> mention a
>      ceramic type, I give the standard refence to the standard text
> where
>      it was best defined.  I attempt to write in such a way (usually
> with
>      only mixed success) that the writing makes the content clear,
> rather
>      than obscure.  These are the things one should do as a
> professional.
>      I can't say that I see these practices being followed when new,
> and
>      usually transient, terminology is being used.  "Culture" is not a
>      transient concept, but even so, I'd define it if I was going to
> be
>      making a point about theory.
>
>      Jake.