METAPHORS THAT UNDERMINE HUMAN IDENTITY.

Discusses the process discoverable in language about computers and about people that subtly undermines human dignity. Ways to prevent the metaphorical undermining of human identity; Description of the metaphorical use of human terms such as memory for computer capacity; Examples of terms with new d...

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Published in:	ETC: A Review of General Semantics Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 49 - 54
Main Author:	Gozzi Jr., Raymond
Format:	Article
Published:	Institute of General Semantics, Inc. Spring1989
Subjects:	Language & languages General semantics Personal computers Dignity Memory
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