Talk:The Languages of Pao

Unsourced commentary & critique
While the evaluative comments in the "Commentary" and "Sapir-Whorf" sections may have merit, they appear here as personal reactions to the book rather than as reports of outside critics' opinions. Vance's use of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is certainly one of the book's claims to fame, and linguists and literary critics may have arrived at some consensus as to its effectiveness in the novel--but that's not what we get here. Given that, I'd suggest either reframing/revising these sections or dropping them. RLetson 00:12, 15 August 2006 (UTC)


 * In particular, currently the article's lead sentence reads "The Languages of Pao is a science fiction novel by Jack Vance, first published in 1958, in which the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis is strongly true." while the lead sentence of the "Sapir-Whorf" section reads "It is often said that The Languages of Pao shows a reality in which the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis is strongly true." Yes, it's often said when one views this article! I'm not going to touch this.  207.176.159.90 04:54, 9 January 2007 (UTC)


 * What we really need are ==Major themes== ==Literary significance & criticism== section with verified content. :: Kevinalewis  :  (Talk Page) / (Desk)  09:57, 16 February 2007 (UTC)