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* Compare to [[wikipedia:Chiasmus|chiasmus]] | * Compare to [[wikipedia:Chiasmus|chiasmus]] | ||
== The canonical formula of myth == | == The canonical formula of myth == | ||
* Explain what the formula means (unpack it into three transforms) | |||
* Briefly mention Mosko's work | |||
== Who is communicating with whom? == | == Who is communicating with whom? == | ||
Revision as of 14:11, 23 September 2007
Business
- Responses ...
Recap
The transformational process
- Review the basic idea of how the linear order is translated into a structural pattern
- Go over the examples
- Compare to chiasmus
The canonical formula of myth
- Explain what the formula means (unpack it into three transforms)
- Briefly mention Mosko's work
Who is communicating with whom?
Segue
- Taking Levi-Strauss' references to the computer seriously
- Databases as representative of structure
Colby
- General Inquirer System
- The IBM 7090
- Coding methods
- Cultural Grammars
Comparisons
- L-S
- Rappaport
- Bateson
Selby
Tobin and the HRAF
The HRAF
- http://pulproxy.princeton.edu/connect
- Murdock's World Atlas
What is a computer?
Why the controversy?
- The status of "codes"
- Violence to texts