Humpty Dumpty and language

http://sabian.org/looking_glass6.php

What are names? What do they mean?

How is “talking” like a “game?”

What is a “Portmanteau?” Give examples.

Read this chapter and the article "Swoosh".

https://www.utne.com/media/nike-swoosh-advertising-marketing-icons-symbols

Schuchardt proposes that we are entering a global ‘postliterate’ era wherein textless icons “fill in the blank of the consumer’s associative mind.” Consider to what extent this is true.

How many textless icons can you think of that are broadly recognized?

In what ways have such icons conditioned people to recognize an imposed universal meaning?

What is the significance of this trend in language communities?

ALSO: Try to Extract the central arguments and points from each.

Next, extract some discussion questions from each that answers the question:

How does Language work?