chronemics and the subjectivity of time
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Why ‘ocean time’ reveals new ways of seeing the world | Aeon Essays
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Chronemics and the Nonverbal Language of Time - JSTOR Daily
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“From the perspectives of monochronic (fixed) cultures, time is linear and universal. From those of polychronic (adaptable) cultures, time is cyclic and relative.”
Time is spoken as, in English, expendable. We make, use, and put in time; have it to spare, run out of it; we take time off, save it.
How does language shape our perspectives of time?
How do these perceptions vary across different cultures?
And how do these perceptions shape how we live and interact with the world?
How do these perceptions differ or connect to nature’s time?
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