in the Nichtian glossery which purveys aprioric roots for aposteriorious tongues this is nat language at any sinse of the world (83.10-12)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Joyce critiques artificial or overly theoretical language systems that claim to precede natural speech.
- In plain terms
- This made-up dictionary isn't real language.
- What can you take from it?
- Natural speech matters more than forced theory.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What counts as real language?
- Can theory precede speech?
Another view
The quote is dense and may be misread as nonsense without context.
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