Sharpened awareness of words sharpens perception of social phenomena.

Evidence

Many important distinctions, which are not immediately obvious, between types of social situation or relationships may best be brought to light by an examination of the standard uses of the relevant expressions and of the way in which these depend on a social context, itself often left unstated. In this field of study it is particularly true that we may use, as Professor J. L. Austin said, ‘a sharpened awareness of words to sharpen our perception of the phenomena’. — HLA Hart, The Concept of Law (Clarendon Law…, 23

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — HLA Hart, The Concept of Law (Clarendon Law…, 23
• XREF: connects to: Recasting familiar sounds as novel transforms ordinary perception into deep attention — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 333; Repressed taboo words re-emerge elsewhere as profanity shifts to virtue words — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 659; Knowledge production operates through socially grounded language (+8 more)

Broader Connections

• Recasting familiar sounds as novel transforms ordinary perception into deep attention #expands (0.75) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 333
• Language is socially constructed and speaks through individuals #corroborates (0.35)