Subject: Re: 'I' am a PiG
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 21:17:25 -0700 (PDT)


You might be interested in a commentary on this "I" from a Chinese point
of view in Maxine Hong Kingston's WOMAN WARRIOR (pp. 193-94 paperback,
166-67 hardcover).
	C. L. Chua
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> All -
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> i came across a lexical concern along time ago - it was as i was trying 
> to learn to read and write  Punjabi, but it came back to mind as a friend 
> recently sent me a French essay discussing how that language is inherently 
> 'Sexist' due to how it has chosen to masculinize and/or feminize certain 
> nouns and not others.  
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> After reading the essay, i responded off-handedly to her that the English 
> language must be 'Egotistical' because it appears to be the only language 
> where the the word/personal pronoun 'I' is always capitalized.  Thus, bringing 
> back to mind my initial concern from several years before. 
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> Question:  Is English the only language on earth where the personal pronoun 
> 'I' is ALWAYS  and categorically capitalized?  i have done some research,
>  and believe the answer to be 'yes'.  And if verified,  what does this suggest 
> of the imperial legecy and its relationship to the rest of the world?  Why 
> not do away with this piggish lexical reminent of the torturous middle-ages 
> and put imperial english in its place within a contemporary post-colonial 
> context?
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> Navjot Verraich
> Producer
> South Asian Arts Society
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