Richard’s essential statement, “No
word could be judged as whether it is good or bad, correct or incorrect…” serves
as the basis of his argument. This excerpt automatically criticizes the
majority of teachings. Most individuals believe there always has to be a right
or wrong in any circumstance, especially when concerning usage of word choice.
Richards wanted to explain that words simply possess a type of presence, he
calls this their “sense”. Sense, however, has commonly been thought of as
having a meaning and Richards is adamant that this is not possible. He firmly
disagrees that words have meaning on their own; words are a simple fabrication of
combining insignificant letters together. It is not until words are put into a
particular context and are surrounded by other words that they finally establish
meaning. When Richards reiterates words only become meaningful when they are
arranged together with other words, he is subtly defining the essence of
remixing. Everything, (words, objects, symbols, etc.), have a different meaning
to everyone. With time, acquired knowledge, and personal experiences people build
on words and find their own viewpoint about them. People remix because they
find a unique, distinct interpretation of something and rearrange it to create
a new perspective, which ultimately creates a meaning.
I understood Richards’ main concept
about meaning and words, but I could not completely understand what he meant by
meaning as a “delegated efficacy.”
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